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Removing all your old backups: a tortuous tale of permissions and links

It’s tempting just to put the folder in the Trash. But this could be a quick way to acquire a more complex problem.

May 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.4: an incomplete summary

Sierra 10.12.4 has had a lot of significant bugs fixed, at last. Here’s a list of those known to remain.

March 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.3: an incomplete summary

Please post comments adding to this list if you think you have found a bug, so that others can be aware too.

January 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Interchangeability of Finder, Terminal, and AppleScript

It can be valuable to know how to restart, run a command, and open an app using Terminal, AppleScript, and different methods in the Finder.

December 17, 2016 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.2: an incomplete summary

This update does fix some old bugs, but here’s a list of those which remain. Updated frequently.

December 15, 2016 Macs, Technology

File system funnies in Sierra: folders that aren’t, and altered aliases

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Sierra brings undocumented weirdness to the Finder, with a folder that is, but it isn’t, and improved Finder aliases, which don’t work as well. Yet.

December 6, 2016 Macs, Technology

Bugs in macOS Sierra Finder: window maximise doesn’t

Maximise a List view window in Finder, and it should expand to accommodate the contents. Only sometimes it doesn’t.

November 16, 2016 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12.1: an incomplete summary

A rolling list of bugs which remain in Sierra 10.12.1, including those in Finder and Console.

October 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Known bugs in macOS Sierra 10.12: an incomplete summary

This list will be maintained throughout this initial release of macOS Sierra. There are still some golden oldies to enjoy.

September 28, 2016 Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Finder fluff, and FileMaker

A curiously impossible problem with Finder sidebars, and Apple’s software success story which shuns it own App Store.

July 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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