Trying to discover the effective size of a snapshot proves baffling, particularly when the Finder claims it’s almost astronomical.
Catalina
Updating Big Sur can cause the storage required by the system to double in size. Snapshots appear to be the cause. What’s the solution?
How apps can opt to set the quarantine flag on files they create, and how macOS can override that to protect you.
Apple has updated XProtect so that it can detect the latest malware, ThiefQuest. Who will it benefit, though?
Use the most recent macOS possible, don’t disable protection, beware of links, if you have to live dangerously, use a VM, and remove Flash now. Practical tips for all.
All about periods of interest, landmarks, filters and search tools – everything you need to discover what went wrong in your Mac’s log.
You do have control over what is written to the unified log, although it’s not so easy to use. Here’s how.
Both apps now detect and report apps which have been built using the 11.0 SDK, and ArchiChect reports non-Intel architectures too.
Console is the epitome of Apple’s problem with tools and support for its users, and is exactly what it needs to fix.
There’s no shortage of entries, but are they the ones you need, and do they contain the information that’s important? How to change that.
