How a security feature trying to block malicious documents has rendered a Finder feature useless, causing users and developers problems.
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Two sets of log excerpts demonstrate how macOS can prevent a user from opening a document, then mislead them into thinking it’s the app at fault.
You double-click to open a document, and see a security alert telling you it’s from an unidentified developer and your security settings prohibit opening. What the hell?
An ingenious idea to save storage space: leave out empty areas in large files – make them sparse. Do they exist in APFS as claimed?
How to use the Finder to locate movies which need to be converted for future compatibility, and converting them with QuickTime Player/
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.
Repairing LaunchServices database, rebuilding it from scratch, and controlling individual app entries – all using this undocumented command.
Sometimes macOS decides you want to open documents using the wrong version of the right app. Here’s how to fix that.
All about textClipping and pictClipping files: what they are, and how to access the data within them.
Does Mojave blend the colours you set in Accents and Highlights to create a third colour, or is the appearance of a third colour just a bug?
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