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Disk Utility

How to check and repair storage in Disk Utility

How to use First Aid in Disk Utility to check and repair APFS storage, whether it’s part of your boot disk, or general storage.

October 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Freeing space to upgrade to Sonoma

Should you just try to upgrade in the hope that your Mac’s storage has sufficient free space? What can you do to free up a bit more if needed?

September 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

APFS versions, updates and compatibility

What’s in APFS, and what are its tools? How to interpret the version number, and what do we know has changed with different versions? How compatible are they?

September 2, 2023 Macs, Technology

What to do with common APFS warnings and errors

When you’ve worked out which files or folders are causing errors in APFS, what can you do to ensure they don’t recur?

August 31, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to store data and files securely using macOS

If you’re wondering how to store snippets of private info, sensitive files, or folders full of secrets, here’s how to use the right features in macOS.

August 11, 2023 Macs, Technology

Preferences, permissions and problem-solving

Repairing permissions has a long history in Mac OS X. The permissions concerned have changed over the years, and it’s no longer what it once was.

August 3, 2023 Macs, Technology

From party trick to file protection: sparse files have their uses

How to protect collections of files using different encryption passwords, and making most efficient use of storage space.

June 28, 2023 Macs, Technology

What to do with a disk error?

Disk errors threaten your data: how to detect them, how to use First Aid in Disk Utility, how to use fsck, and what to do with the disk afterward.

June 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

Close, but still no banana: Disk Utility 22.6

Disk Utility version 22.6 in Ventura 13.4 finally tackles bugs running First Aid on APFS volumes. Has it finally solved them?

May 22, 2023 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Ventura 13.4?

The update to macOS Ventura 13.4 is relatively small, and brings several improvements and fixes, including the following […]

May 18, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

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