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CoreStorage

Is single-user mode (SUM) dead?

Single-user mode to run fsck to check and repair your boot disk became tricky with Fusion Drives. With a T2 chip, it’s not practical in its traditional form.

September 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Fusion Drives in APFS

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How does the volume structure differ between Fusion Drives in HFS+ and APFS formats? Does Disk Utility show an accurate picture?

October 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Busting 7 myths (lies) about Mojave

Stories about 32-bit support, APFS and Fusion Drives, widespread app problems, failed updates, Time machine, and privacy protection.

October 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Why a Fusion Drive won’t last as long as an SSD

With narrowing of the cost difference between Fusion Drives and full-size SSDs, it’s worth considering likely differences in working life.

September 4, 2018 Macs, Technology

What’s a UUID?

They’re almost everywhere now: UUIDs and GUIDs identify disk volumes, printers, even the processes running on your Mac. Here’s an explanation.

August 16, 2017 Macs, Technology

When Sierra won’t install

Sometimes the Sierra installer app fails, leaving you frustratingly still in El Capitan. Here’s what to do next.

November 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

Do home-brew ‘fusion drives’ work with Sierra?

Back in February 2016, a pioneering project published in MacFormat magazine (pp 64-67) demonstrated how users could make […]

October 19, 2016 Macs, Technology

Our Macs are steadily going NUM

Enjoy being a computer owner-user-maintainer while you can: those days are NUMbered.

February 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

Storyspace 3: digging a bit deeper with attributes, prototypes, and actions

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How to use prototypes to save effort, custom user attributes to store content, and run commands, to great effect.

December 30, 2015 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Third party support for CoreStorage: disk repair and other utilities

Do third-party disk tools work with Fusion Drives, or are you stuck with just Disk Utility?

December 29, 2015 Macs, Technology

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