All disks cache data to be written, which makes benchmarking them tricky. It has more serious consequences which macOS tries to allow for in file systems and backups.
Category Archive: Macs
Upgrading to Monterey is simple for the great majority of users. But what can you do if you can’t get it to install? Here are plenty of options.
macOS now adds special permissions to standard folders including your Home folder, and its special folders inside it. This explains those ACLs and how to fix them.
Why Time Machine makes snapshots, and how they can grow and apparently consume free space. What you can and should do to manage this.
Apple has today released two security updates, bringing Big Sur to version 11.6.4, and Catalina Security Update 2022-002. […]
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 138. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Collapse […]
It’s a simple and popular request: how is my Mac’s SSD ageing? How long is it likely to last? But macOS has no tool to offer, and 3rd party tools aren’t really ideal for M1 Macs still.
One likely cause of vanishing free space are large snapshots. So how can you tell why a snapshot is large, and how can you avoid it?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Collapse in value, […]
Apps may crash, but kernels panic. Don’t accept your Mac just panics often. It should never panic at all, and more than one panic a year needs to be properly investigated and reported.
The Eclectic Light Company 