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Time Machine in Sonoma: detection and diagnosis with T2M2

How to read T2M2’s report on your Time Machine backups, interpret the results, and discover where any problems are occurring.

January 10, 2024 Macs, Technology

Are we making good progress?

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Why did that progress dialog suddenly vanish long before it had even reached 50% of the copying progress?

January 6, 2024 Macs, Technology

T2M2 version 2.01 handles multiple errors better

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Minor update to version 2 for recent macOS backing up using Time Machine to APFS. This lets you reduce the number of error messages shown.

January 4, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

What should we know about APFS special files?

Knowing a little about sparse and clone files in APFS is dangerous, as it can lead you to draw the wrong conclusions.

January 3, 2024 Macs, Technology

The Time Machine Mechanic (T2M2) version 2 for APFS backups on Sonoma

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For Big Sur and later, specifically tailored to provide full analysis and troubleshooting of hourly Time Machine backups to APFS in Sonoma.

January 2, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Making the leap from Mojave to Apple silicon

Coping with 64-bit code, APFS, the different CPU, the SSV, System Settings, Recovery Mode, and how to get the best from migration and sharing in iCloud.

December 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Year on My Mac: 1 iCloud Drive changes gear

What was the biggest and most important change in macOS this year? Pets in the People album in Photos, AirTag sharing, or iCloud Drive?

December 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

Spundle 1.8 adds support for Case-sensitive APFS sparse bundles

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New version creates and maintains Case-sensitive APFS sparse bundles in addition to its previous range of formats.

December 4, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Backup errors, iCloud Drive and the limits of APFS

Two different errors when backing up two different Macs, a recursive RTFD document, and APFS path length limits. But what’s this about FileProvider?

November 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Time Machine in Sonoma: How to restore from a backup

How should you restore a whole volume, or an old version of a document to a different folder? Includes details of backup structure.

November 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

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