Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to […]
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What to try if your Mac doesn’t enter Recovery Mode when you want it to. For Apple silicon Macs, there’s Fallback Recovery, while Intel Macs have two forms of internet or remote recovery to choose from.
Apple has just released a security update to macOS Tahoe, bringing it to version 26.6.2. There don’t appear […]
I hope you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 373. Here are my solutions to them. 1: King Harald […]
To work out how long you’ll be able to use your present backup storage, you need to know how much space is free now, and the rate at which free space is being used by further backups. This app can forecast that, and more.
Causation is important when dealing with Mac problems, but tougher than when looking at cholera or even cyclosporiasis. macOS provides little help, though, because of its complexity and opacity.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: King Harald […]
How to resolve an inode number to a path and filename, and how to go the other way from a file to an inode number. How you can tell which files are on System and Data volumes.
Anything can happen, but so long as you have a recent backup you should be able fix the problems and get back up and running again. Here’s how.
Trimming ensures an SSD can write data as fast as it can read it. Although most SSDs should be Trimmed when they’re mounted, if you’re unsure, here’s simple test to tell whether any SSD does Trim correctly.
