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Category Archive: Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 199

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Folder for arched […]

April 15, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

What is purgeable disk space?

When the Finder works out how much space is available on disk, what does it count as being “purgeable”? The answer may surprise you.

April 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Will your new SSD support TRIM and SMART?

If you want it to have full TRIM and SMART support, it’ll need to have an NVMe interface and a Thunderbolt connection.

April 14, 2023 Macs, Technology

Mints version 1.12 reveals SMART indicators for some SSDs

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Adds the ability to check some key SMART health indicators for Apple Fabric and PCIe SSDs.

April 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

When the Finder’s error exceeds 50%

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The Finder reported free space had risen by over 80 GB, that’s more than 50%. It looked like something had wiped some of my media libraries.

April 12, 2023 Macs, Technology

Tackling problems with permissions, ACLs and other access controls

What’s blocking you from saving that document: permissions, ACLs, privacy, an extended attribute, or what? Here are some clues.

April 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released security updates to Monterey 12.6.5 and Big Sur 11.7.6

Apple has just released security updates to macOS Monterey and Big Sur, bringing them to versions 12.6.5 and […]

April 10, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 198

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 198. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Visible […]

April 10, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

The app that won’t go into quarantine

How an obscure ACL can prevent a quarantine flag from being attached to an internet download: demonstration and explanation.

April 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Storage stories

There’s a big difference between the storage that’s available, and what’s advisable. Whether it’s affordable is another question.

April 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

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