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Explainer: Cloud storage

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch: cloud storage is a valuable adjunct, not a substitute for local backups.

February 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: File systems

Turning the data blocks into files and directories, these have common functions and additional features which can give rise to tricky problems.

August 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

When your backups vanish

If you last backed up an iOS/iPadOS device to iCloud over 6 months ago, or backed up to a WD My Book Live, those backups have probably vanished. How to safeguard them.

June 26, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Backing up the future

Time Machine supported Time Capsules, which generated revenue which was lost nearly 2 years ago. How could Apple replace it and fund further Time Machine development?

March 15, 2020 Macs, Technology

Beyond Time Machine: 4 Offsite backups

What happens if you can’t access your Mac or its local backups? That’s what offsite backups cover – and you need them however small your system might be.

March 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple is working on a developer cloud

In a public recruitment advert, Apple has effectively announced that it’s developing new cloud-based services for third-party developers. […]

February 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Cirrus version 1.9 has several important improvements

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System monospace font for log extracts, improves tests to determine which features are available, adds kernel log entries.

January 20, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Things don’t always ‘just work’

Where are the tools for diagnosing and fixing features that don’t always ‘just work’? Turning to look at iCloud.

January 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

Protecting folders and volumes is too blunt

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The list of apps in my Files and Folders list grows steadily as they need to access my external SSD. And there’s nothing I can do about that.

January 8, 2020 Macs, Technology

Cirrus version 1.0 release: the iCloud tool is ready for general use

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Do you use iCloud? Then you need this, the only tool for managing it properly, investigating its problems, and tacking them.

May 19, 2018 Macs, Technology

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