From dispatch of a new automatic backup, through computing which items need to be backed up, cleaning up snapshots and old backups, to success at the end.
Category Archive: Macs
Pinning files and folders in iCloud Drive behaves differently, and can readily become frustrating. Behaviours explained, with an update to Cirrus to housekeep pinned files.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Notarization is now obligatory for developers, but at the same time, we’re still able to run our own apps that aren’t notarized. Here’s how that works, and why.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 275. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Traced […]
If you have Optimise Mac Storage enabled, pinning files you want kept locally is a valuable new feature, but has its quirks, and could get your Mac into trouble.
Autumn has come, and it’s time to suffer Apple’s annual upgrade game-playing. Will you be tricked into installing Sequoia, or allowed voluntary informed consent?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Traced in […]
Introduced in 1997, Apple System Profiler gave detailed information about a Mac’s hardware and software. Later came Gestalt, a dictionary of useful info about a Mac.
APFS or HFS+? Which can Time Machine back up to? What about hard disks? Which format for use on PCs? And which are supported by Disk Utility now?
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