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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

What has changed in Sonoma 14.3?

The update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3 isn’t large, although it has some compelling security content […]

January 22, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Catching up with Time Machine

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T2M2 is nearly 7 years old, and has already found at least two bugs in Time Machine. Here’s why it’s so hard to get it to work perfectly with each version of macOS.

January 7, 2024 Macs, Technology

Tips of the year: work around bugs and limitations

How to change the password for an encrypted sparse bundle, and how to use an ISO keyboard in a macOS VM on Apple silicon.

December 30, 2023 Macs, Technology

Why macOS 14.2 & 14.2.1 VMs lose shared folders, and how to work around it

If you use macOS VMs on an Apple silicon Mac, folders shared with the host may vanish in 14.2 and later. Here’s why, which are affected, and how to work around the problem.

December 22, 2023 Macs, Technology

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