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APFS

High Sierra release is flawed for many users

In the last couple of days, Apple has revealed that the High Sierra installer will not convert its […]

September 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

When should you upgrade to High Sierra? (Updated)

Should you be an early adopter, eagerly waiting for the release of macOS 10.13? Or would you do better to wait a while? Here are some important factors to consider.

September 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Extended Attributes: a draft example documentation page

A simple and concise example of a page from the documentation which we, as a community, could readily produce for macOS. Fancy giving us a hand?

August 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

What’s a UUID?

They’re almost everywhere now: UUIDs and GUIDs identify disk volumes, printers, even the processes running on your Mac. Here’s an explanation.

August 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

Show me your metadata: extended attributes in macOS Sierra

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They’re responsible for determining Gatekeeper’s checks, contain Finder information, and much more. With a new free tool too.

August 14, 2017 Macs, Technology

Sierra isn’t finished yet: APFS support is undone in 10.12.6

Has normalisation fixed problems with file and folder names in APFS, and how well does Sierra support it now?

July 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

APFS: iOS 11 and High Sierra will fix normalisation problems

Apple now states that APFS will handle the problems of normalisation of file and folder names. At least in iOS 10.3.3 and macOS 10.12.6, due shortly.

July 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

High Sierra and filenames: Apple is relenting

Apple is making adjustments to its new APFS file system for iOS. Will that bring similar improvements in compatibility to High Sierra?

July 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to FileVault

How FileVault encryption failed, apparently damaging an SSD with less than 250 hours use. And what I did to fix it.

July 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

FileVault: Making your Mac more secure

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How to encrypt your hard disk without tears, using macOS FileVault. Includes addressing problems.

June 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

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