A complex installation, which ran smoothly but failed to convert an external SSD to APFS. Watch for issues in migration, though, which forced me to abandon. And yes, Sierra can still access High Sierra’s APFS disks.
Category Archive: Macs
How to access raw log files generated by Sierra, High Sierra, iOS, etc., and a convenient utility to turn them into logarchives.
Apple has pushed out another silent update to its Gatekeeper configuration data for OS X and macOS. This […]
Every week, Macs running High Sierra will check the integrity of their EFI firmware, in a bid to detect tampering by malware.
The good (Xcode 9, Swift 4.0), the bad (iTunes 12.7), and the less accessible (iOS 11), as Apple’s month of upgrades progresses.
Unique xattr browser and editor now compatible with both Sierra and High Sierra.
Sierra’s logs have changed, and now contain full entries for around 20 days. There’s also a log log, which has statistical summaries. All useful information for diagnosis and forensics.
Tackle odd problems resulting from incorrect Home folder permissions. Now for Sierra and High Sierra.
Explore and access installed Help books, and lets you add other Help books too. Now for High Sierra too.
Should you upgrade to Xcode 9? Should you port your code to Swift 4.0? I’ve been working on my 17 little utilities, and am very impressed by this new version.
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