There’s something wrong with that file, which seems to keep crashing an app. When you can’t put your finger on what’s wrong, it’s likely to be a xattr problem.
Category Archive: Macs
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Extension functions for the URL class which provide full access to xattrs without leaving the comfort of Swift 4.
Yes, LockRattler 4 runs on El Capitan at last! This version improves its behaviour, and should make it more bombproof.
A traditional ‘resource fork’ containing resource structures, lumped into a binary xattr. Still commonly used for image previews, and found in many older files.
General account of xattrs, their storage, types, tools for working with them, and common problems.
With completely new code, a new interface, optional authentication, even a new Help book and icon, LockRattler 4 should be more robust and useful.
They may not cause many problems, but xattrs are both very useful and extensively used by macOS and third-party products. It’s time to discover more, and document them.
Should you switch or upgrade to MarsEdit 4? Having used it heavily for the last few days to manage nearly 3,000 articles here, I think I have a clear answer.
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