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Last Week on My Mac: Do you still need that external bootable disk?

In the past, a second, cloned bootable volume on a separate disk was a great advantage. Cloning has become harder, and Recovery better. What should you do now?

October 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Copy, clone, backup: is there a difference?

Copies, clones and backups are three different things. Here their differences are explained with examples from APFS and modern macOS.

October 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

When an SSD becomes wobbly

Signs of an SSD going down may be confusing, but when random apps seem to freeze, be suspicious. Diagnosis and recovery are also covered.

April 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Still struggling with snapshots

One likely cause of vanishing free space are large snapshots. So how can you tell why a snapshot is large, and how can you avoid it?

February 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Managing snapshots: how to stop them eating free space

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Snapshots are of great value, but can grow large if you don’t keep an eye on them. If you find Time Machine or another backup utility is storing large snapshots, here’s what to do.

February 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to undelete a file simply

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How to recover a deleted app or document without having to restore from your Time Machine backup. Simple steps and no use of Terminal.

September 30, 2021 Macs, Technology

Looking back in time at backing up with Time Machine

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From Apple’s basic Backup to your iDisk, through the first version of Time Machine in 2007, to Time Machine to APFS in Big Sur.

September 11, 2021 Macs, Technology

What doesn’t Time Machine back up?

Lists the Standard Exclusions set by the system, explains custom ‘sticky’ exclusions, how iCloud Drive is handled, and oddities with Photos libraries.

September 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Hurricane and Icestorm

Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) can bring great economy in power and heat production. So why don’t we make better use of it on M1 Macs?

September 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

Explainer: the macOS versioning system

Bridging the gap between Undo and backup, its a major productivity feature implemented using a hidden folder at the top level of each volume.

September 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

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