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Disk Utility

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

APFS tools suck

It may be over 2 years old, but its supporting tools are more like those of a beta. Adding containers isn’t at all straightforward.

August 14, 2019 Macs, Technology

Hitting the limits of APFS is both easy and confusing

What’s the minimum size of a container, or a volume, in APFS? The answer can range from 1.05 MB up to 167.8 MB, it appears.

August 12, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.6: an incomplete summary

Little changed from 10.14.5, the final release of Mojave still has many significant bugs. Here’s a partial listing.

July 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Dual boot: two versions of macOS on one external SSD

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Want one external drive from which you can boot two (or more) different versions of macOS? Here’s how to make it.

July 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Unglamorous utilities

They’re hidden away and never promoted at WWDC, but vitally important to every Mac user. Could you imagine not having Disk Utility, for example?

May 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.5: an incomplete summary

Only one previously reported bug appears to have been fixed in 10.14.5. Here’s a list of some of those which remain.

May 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Quantum computing and APFS: free and used space

Why measuring free and used disk space is not so simple in APFS, and which estimates you should trust.

April 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Mojave 10.14.4: an incomplete summary

Several serious bugs have been fixed in this update. Here’s a list of those which still remain. Please add more as you come across them.

March 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Happy birthday APFS

iOS 10.3, released on 27 March 2017, thrust the new file system on a great many unsuspecting users. Apple chose a high risk strategy. Has it paid off?

March 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

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