I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 302. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Shortened […]
Category Archive: Macs
How do clone files and sparse files cope with being backed up and restored? Can they save space in iCloud Drive? Some of these answers may surprise.
One of the largest updates to macOS, with the most ever vulnerabilities fixed, Sequoia 15.4 also brings a lot of new components, particularly Private Frameworks.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Shortened characters […]
From their use to replicate floppy disks in manufacture, to their key roles in macOS, for distribution of software, and on network servers to contain backups. Unglamorous but essential.
Is it possible to update a VM running macOS Sequoia to version 15.4? Three attempts, three failures. And why are all those file creation dates wrong?
How to construct and use filter predicates to refine the log entries shown in LogUI or most other log browsers, and in the log command tool.
Deleting clone files saves no space, but converting copies into clones could free up plenty of storage. Sparse files can also be highly efficient, and squeeze 285 GB into just 16.5 GB.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Adds support for using your own filter predicates so you only see the log entries you want. Either in a one-off editor, or to its popup menu.
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