When trouble strikes a disk image, macOS normally refuses to accept and mount it. This details how to use hdiutil to attach the image as a device so it can be repaired by fsck_apfs.
hdiutil
They come in a multitude of formats and variants, and are used throughout macOS and apps. How do you use them, and what should be wary of?
Why does compressing a 15 GB file within a sparse bundle run more slowly than would be expected from its write performance?
Which are the best tools for the occasional user? For someone who creates disk images to distribute sofware? Or for hacking sparse bundles?
Sparse bundle passwords, shared folders in macOS VMs, and security updates for VMs, are all important fixes. But none for the Finder.
The update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3 isn’t large, although it has some compelling security content […]
How to change the password for an encrypted sparse bundle, and how to use an ISO keyboard in a macOS VM on Apple silicon.
Two memory leaks in the Finder, inability to change password for encrypted sparse bundles, and a crashing bug in Contacts. Detailed and reported to Apple.
New version creates and maintains Case-sensitive APFS sparse bundles in addition to its previous range of formats.
Why macOS may refuse to give you a very large sparse bundle, how you can’t change the password of encrypted sparse bundles, and more.
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