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How macOS has grown 2019-2025

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Analyses of numbers of bundles in the /System folder and significant folders within that, for macOS 10.14.5 Mojave to 26.2 Tahoe. These show how private macOS has become.

January 2, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5325. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

December 16, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS 26.2 Tahoe, and security updates to Sequoia 15.7.3 and Sonoma 14.8.3

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.2, and security updates to Sequoia […]

December 12, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5324. As usual, it doesn’t release […]

December 10, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5323. As usual, it […]

November 10, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

How Tahoe 26.1 has enabled automatic security updates

If you have updated your Mac to Tahoe 26.1, you may be blissfully unaware that it will now […]

November 6, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5322. […]

November 4, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What has changed in macOS 26.1 Tahoe?

Download size varies widely. There are many increases in build numbers, fewer in versions. Here are firmware details, links to release notes, and some tantalising observations in the update.

November 4, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What can I do with my apps?

Customising apps is a joy of the past. Bundled apps can’t even have custom icons. Third-party apps can have custom icons, but anything further will break their signature.

November 4, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 26.1 Tahoe, and security updates to 15.7.2 and 14.8.2

Apple has just released macOS 26.1 Tahoe, together with security updates for Sequoia to bring it to 15.7.2, […]

November 3, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

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