They readily grow in size up to their maximum. But getting them to shrink when contents are reduced isn’t as easy.
Disk Utility
An efficient means of storage with many uses, but riddled with bugs and shortcomings. Explains how to compact and resize them, and more.
The volume should only be half full, but installers and other software complains there’s insufficient free space. What to do.
In the last few days, Apple has again changed its recommended procedure for resetting or repairing permissions on […]
If you opt for ‘Mac-only’ format, isn’t that sufficient to preserve everything you need in an archive?
Apple has changed its instructions for resetting/repairing permissions on your Home folder, and important cure for many problems.
Why you should always protect backup storage with a UPS. Should you also rebuild its directories every month? And when to archive rather than back up.
The Finder, Disk Utility and Terminal show disks and volumes differently, according to their function. This can appear confusing in Catalina until it has been explained.
When you go to perform a clean re-install of Catalina, what should you do? Which volume(s) to erase or delete, and how to fix problems?
What if you don’t want whole disk encryption? If your Mac doesn’t have T2, or if you’re using an external drive, encryption is still performed in software. Here’s a good solution.
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