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Finder still can’t work out the size of files

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Classic Mac OS could give the size of data and resource forks. High Sierra ignored extended attributes, and Sonoma tries to add them, but only includes some.

May 3, 2024 Macs, Technology

Does macOS Sonoma have problems with union mounts?

Union mounts let you merge the contents of two volumes without copying any files. Do they work as expected in Sonoma’s APFS, though?

May 2, 2024 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Why Sonoma 14.4.1 was necessary

How one of the serious bugs in macOS Sonoma 14.4 came about, why it was so serious, and how Apple released a fix in 7 days of it being reported.

March 31, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 and Ventura 13.6.6 updates

Apple has released updates to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.4.1, build 23E224, and that for Ventura 13.6.6. […]

March 25, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Sonoma’s lost versions bug: what it is and how to safeguard versions

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How to reproduce this serious bug in Sonoma 14.4, and how to archive all the versions of a file or document so they can’t get destroyed.

March 19, 2024 Macs, Technology

Serious bug in Sonoma 14.4 will destroy saved versions in iCloud Drive

Do you use saved versions in documents? If a file is evicted by you or macOS, then all saved versions will now be removed, and lost forever. How to work around this serious bug.

March 18, 2024 Macs, Technology

Explore floating-point number formats in Mints 1.17

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New version fixes a bug, and adds a new window to explore floating-point number formats, as demonstrated here. And a surprise from Apple.

February 17, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Can you avoid a forced upgrade to Sonoma?

Can your Mac be protected from a forced upgrade to Sonoma by disabling the upgrade notification? What are the risks now?

February 12, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update for Sonoma to version 14.3.1

Apple has just released an update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3.1. This “fixes bugs”, the most […]

February 8, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Serious bugs fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3

Sparse bundle passwords, shared folders in macOS VMs, and security updates for VMs, are all important fixes. But none for the Finder.

January 24, 2024 Macs, Technology

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