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Hidden files and folders on APFS volumes

Which of the cluster of hidden files and folders at the top level of an APFS volume should be preserved or copied to a copy of that volume?

December 9, 2021 Macs, Technology

How big is Xcode?

The answer could be anything from 15 to 32 GB. Maybe the Finder’s just having a wild guess? Numbers courtesy of Big Sur and APFS.

November 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Catalina Boot Volumes

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macOS Catalina is the first version of macOS which boots not from a single volume, but from two: […]

January 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

macOS Catalina Boot Volume Layout revised for 10.15 release

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Updated for 10.15 release, with a clearer explanation of how Catalina’s new boot Volume Group works in practice, in the Finder and Terminal.

October 11, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Catalina Boot Volume Layout

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Note: I have now updated this with the latest roadmaps for 10.15 release. A further article will follow […]

October 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

When should you use APFS Containers, Volumes, and Folders?

There isn’t as much choice in HFS+: you have just two devices for dividing a disk, volumes and […]

October 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Mojave Boot Volume Layout

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Catalina will change our boot disks substantially with its read-only system volume. Here’s an account of what we already have in Mojave.

August 29, 2019 Macs, Technology

How big is that folder: what happened to APFS Fast Directory Sizing?

Tired of waiting minutes to see the size of a large and complex folder? Didn’t APFS fix that with Fast Directory Sizing? Maybe.

February 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

Common packages: documents which are folders in drag

One of the Finder’s grand illusions, these are standard documents actually composed of a hierarchy of files and folders. Here are some details of common packages.

March 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

What are all those hidden folders then?

Summary of the hidden folders and files you’re most likely to encounter at the top level of a volume, and at the top level of your Home folder.

March 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

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