How to resolve an inode number to a path and filename, and how to go the other way from a file to an inode number. How you can tell which files are on System and Data volumes.
Category Archive: Macs
Anything can happen, but so long as you have a recent backup you should be able fix the problems and get back up and running again. Here’s how.
Trimming ensures an SSD can write data as fast as it can read it. Although most SSDs should be Trimmed when they’re mounted, if you’re unsure, here’s simple test to tell whether any SSD does Trim correctly.
With yet another macOS security update to 26.6.2 due shortly, why do the download sizes of these updates vary so widely?
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to […]
How can you run apps and executable code that hasn’t been notarised? Can you also run those with broken signatures, or none at all? And do the controls actually disable Gatekeeper or XProtect?
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 372. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Fruit element […]
Does your backup storage really need to be twice the capacity of your Mac’s internal SSD? If you’re already backing it up you can estimate the size required more accurately, as given here.
The latest XProtect update brings behavioural detection of malware, and extends assurance of app identification beyond notarisation. For some but not all Macs.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Fruit element […]
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