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How do the Finder, Terminal and Spotlight handle extended attribute flags?

Does using xattr flags disrupt Spotlight indexing, and how are those flags respected using different methods of copying a file?

July 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Taking Stock: Using APFS in High Sierra 10.13.1

Does APFS support its major new features – clones, snapshots, etc – yet, and how can you use them?

November 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Synchronise, clone, backup: rsync, ditto, and their derivatives

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An overview of some of the many ways of keeping folders in sync, backing up, and making remote copies.

January 7, 2016 Macs, Technology
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