Unlike file data, metadata has varying persistence. Some is ephemeral, others sticky. macOS has inbuilt mechanisms for managing the persistence of extended attributes.
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Apple seldom posts Support Notes to guide many users to solve problems, but prefers them to access Apple Support one at a time. Why this inefficiency?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: I don’t […]
Easy to access, well-supported in the Finder and elsewhere, Finder tags are powerful tools which rely on extended attributes to do their job. All you need to know about them.
Apple has pushed an update today to its malware removal tool MRT, bringing it to version 1.69.3, dated […]
When macOS won’t let you open an app or other software because it warns that it’s (possibly) malware, here’s how to check the signatures.
Apple has pushed an update today to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
Most quarantine flags in your Mac aren’t on apps but documents. Details of how they’re added, what info they contain, and what they do.
The benefits of code signing for Mac users explained. How certificates are revoked, and what happens when they are. And there’s more to signatures than just the certificate.
Where to find its data files, what each contains and does, when XProtect is called to scan software, and a list of known malware it should detect.
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