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Checking Time Machine in Mojave (and High Sierra) using T2M2 1.4

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Adds support for local snapshot statistics, Dark Mode, fixes a bug, and is now notarized for your added security.

October 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

How Time Machine makes backups

Detailed comparison of how Time Machine backs up HFS+ and APFS volumes, including its use of local snapshots, with diagrams.

October 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Time Machine backups of APFS volumes

When Time Machine backs up an APFS volume, it works quite differently from the way it did on HFS+. Explored here using log entries from Mojave.

October 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Preparing to upgrade to Mojave: a checklist

Practical tips for those intending to upgrade early, from checking compatibility, preparing workarounds, to making a copy of the installer.

September 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

How to check that a file really is a faithful copy: Take 2, archives

Comparing the contents of archive files, such as .sit(x) and .zip archives, can be simple, but quickly gets more complex.

August 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

How to check that a file really is a faithful copy

Comparing the data in two files is easy, but what about its extended attributes? There hasn’t been a simple tool to do that, until now.

July 28, 2018 Macs, Technology

APFS comes to Fusion Drives, but there’s no sign of Time Machine 2

Don’t pay too much attention to what Apple wants you to hear, but beware of what it omits to mention. Time Machine 2, perhaps?

June 5, 2018 Macs, Technology

Next Week on My Mac: WWDC and macOS 10.14

Are we in for some real surprises, like tools and documentation, or just razzle-dazzle, smoke and mirrors?

June 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The trouble with iCloud Drive

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?

April 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

What can you do inside your Time Machine backups?

Time Machine backups look like ordinary files and folders, but you have to be careful what you do to them. Here’s how you can go inside them in safety, and what you can do.

March 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

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