How APFS can trim free space in a read/write disk image and transform it into a sparse file, so it uses storage more efficiently.
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Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Arrivals and departures […]
If you want to write to the macOS log from a script, you used to be able to use logger. Although it still works, here’s a more flexible alternative.
Setting up a standard cast, how to deal with windows that open in the wrong app group, and building a group for a special workflow.
Plain read/write (UDRW), sparse image (UDSP), and sparse bundle (UDSB) compared for storage efficiency, performance, and convenience.
Getting started with Stage Manager, without confusion or tears. How to disable its motion effects, and how to build app and window groups for your workflows.
All you need to know about the sparse RAW disk images used inside lightweight VMs on Apple silicon Macs.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 185. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Butterfly […]
In Monterey and Ventura, regular read-write UDRW disk images can now be APFS sparse files, and work more efficiently than sparse images or sparse bundles.
How macOS security can have excellent tools and defences, but fail to inform the user of the detection of malicious software.
