Many pro users are now turning to iCloud Drive to integrate them into their work. How well does it cope? Is it ready for such demanding use?
Category Archive: Technology
macOS versioning is sophisticated and valuable, but let down by flaws in implementation. Can we fix some of its problems?
When it was first used as a pigment, this vegetable dye proved reliable and lightfast. Later technique, though, resulting in it fading. Why?
How does the ‘Optimize Storage’ feature work? Indeed, does it work? A look at its confusions and a couple of bugs.
Problems with a document thumbnail or preview? Here’s a neat command tool which can help you diagnose and solve them.
When does macOS decide to download new and changed items in iCloud Drive? This steps through the process from decision to completion.
Using files and the macOS clipboard to move content between commands in Terminal and GUI apps.
How does macOS learn of changes which have taken place in iCloud Drive, such as the uploading of files from another system? Here the process is taken apart, and points of failure highlighted.
High Sierra 10.13.4 may have stopped leakage of APFS encryption passphrases, but that is only a small part of an accident chain going back many years.
You’ve uploaded files to your iCloud Drive on another system, but an hour or more later other systems can’t see them. Here’s a solution.
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