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Using macOS versions beyond local volumes

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It’s all too easy to lose all previous versions of a document: one false move to another volume, to iCloud, or shared over a network and they’ve gone. How can you preserve them?

August 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

How macOS versions help you recover from errors

Document versions, accessed through Revert To…, are a major part of the protection macOS provides for dealing with errors. How to get the most from them.

August 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to back up and archive iCloud data

Backing up databases stored in iCloud isn’t easy, particularly if you want to be able to restore them. Making archive copies of important contents is more straightforward, though.

March 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Securing your data in iCloud

Exactly how does iCloud protect data in Contacts, files stored in iCloud Drive, those saved by 3rd party apps, and your email?

March 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Cloud storage

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch: cloud storage is a valuable adjunct, not a substitute for local backups.

February 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

Can you back up iCloud documents?

iCloud Drive just works. Time Machine just works. So Time Machine should back up the contents of your iCloud Drive? Maybe not.

February 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

When clouds break the sun doesn’t shine

Recent problems with syncing to iCloud have been widespread, and mainly affected apps sharing working documents across platforms. More on changes to OneDrive and their impact.

February 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

What to do when iCloud gets stuck

Understanding how iCloud works, and how files can be downloaded or evicted. Basic tests which are essential preliminaries, and using Cirrus to help.

December 3, 2021 Macs, Technology

What doesn’t Time Machine back up?

Lists the Standard Exclusions set by the system, explains custom ‘sticky’ exclusions, how iCloud Drive is handled, and oddities with Photos libraries.

September 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to share large files without using your iCloud allowance

This free service doesn’t use up any of your iCloud space allowance, and can send attachments of up to 5 GB in size. Here’s how to use it on the Web, and in the Mail app.

July 12, 2021 Macs, Technology

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