Why Time Machine makes snapshots, and how they can grow and apparently consume free space. What you can and should do to manage this.
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Apple has today released two security updates, bringing Big Sur to version 11.6.4, and Catalina Security Update 2022-002. […]
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 138. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Collapse […]
It’s a simple and popular request: how is my Mac’s SSD ageing? How long is it likely to last? But macOS has no tool to offer, and 3rd party tools aren’t really ideal for M1 Macs still.
One likely cause of vanishing free space are large snapshots. So how can you tell why a snapshot is large, and how can you avoid it?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Collapse in value, […]
Apps may crash, but kernels panic. Don’t accept your Mac just panics often. It should never panic at all, and more than one panic a year needs to be properly investigated and reported.
How to use an M1 Mac’s Recovery system to boot in Safe mode, boot from another disk, and use its other important features. With a map.
According to Apple, macOS Monterey 12.2.1 fixes a serious bug which could drain the battery of Intel notebooks […]
Apple has just released a patch update to macOS Monterey, to bring it to version 12.2.1. This fixes […]
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