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?
Category Archive: Macs
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.
How to use an M1 Mac’s Recovery system to boot in Safe mode, boot from another disk, and use its other important features. With a map.
According to Apple, macOS Monterey 12.2.1 fixes a serious bug which could drain the battery of Intel notebooks […]
Apple has just released a patch update to macOS Monterey, to bring it to version 12.2.1. This fixes […]
Snapshots are of great value, but can grow large if you don’t keep an eye on them. If you find Time Machine or another backup utility is storing large snapshots, here’s what to do.
Problems with the file system of Time Machine backups haven’t gone away with APFS. As there’s no way to copy your backup volume, how to tackle such problems?
App signatures remain valid forever, but Installer packages are different, and their certificates can and do expire. What about notarization though?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 137. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A […]
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