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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

Bundle, package, library, or folder?

There’s more to the Finder’s illusions than plain folders. Here’s an explanation of packages and bundles, and how to use and abuse them.

March 14, 2017 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

Aliases and links: understanding their differences

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Do you know the differences between an alias, hard link, and symbolic link? Each has its uses, and understanding them is important.

September 1, 2016 Macs, Technology

Permissions: the heart of access control

How to inspect and change them, in the Finder and the command line.

January 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

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