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Dual boot: two versions of macOS on one external SSD

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Want one external drive from which you can boot two (or more) different versions of macOS? Here’s how to make it.

July 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Time Machine: past, present and future

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Coming up to its 12th birthday, Time Machine backups have changed a great deal, but still rely on a feature almost unique to HFS+. What is their future?

June 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Homage to Catalina

Was WWDC a damp squib after all? With only one new unaffordable Mac announced, and more dreadful privacy dialogs on their way, you might think so.

June 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.5 update?

Over 6 GB of files installed, this brings many updates to bundled apps including Safari 12.1.1, changes to iTunes, and small changes to APFS too. Here are the details.

May 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

The Quest for Sparse Files in APFS: do they exist?

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An ingenious idea to save storage space: leave out empty areas in large files – make them sparse. Do they exist in APFS as claimed?

April 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quantum computing and APFS: free and used space

Why measuring free and used disk space is not so simple in APFS, and which estimates you should trust.

April 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

What has changed in the Mojave 10.14.4 update?

The macOS Mojave 10.14.4 update is another hefty one, amounting to 2.5-2.8 GB of download, which installs over […]

March 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Choosing your new iMac: picking the best storage compromise

Fancy a new iMac? With a hard disk or a Fusion Drive? It’s worth considering their drawbacks, and looking at a smaller SSD perhaps.

March 20, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Happy birthday APFS

iOS 10.3, released on 27 March 2017, thrust the new file system on a great many unsuspecting users. Apple chose a high risk strategy. Has it paid off?

March 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

Disk Utility can’t resize APFS disk images, but hdiutil can

Want to increase the size of a disk image in APFS? If you’re relying on Disk Utility to do it, you’re out of luck. But here’s how to do this at the command line instead.

March 16, 2019 Macs, Technology

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