Does using xattr flags disrupt Spotlight indexing, and how are those flags respected using different methods of copying a file?
iCloud Drive
So how can apps and users preserve file metadata using these xattr flags? Part of the solution is straightforward, but there’s a major limitation.
For the last six years, extended attributes have had flags to determine how they’re handled when copied. Here are the details, and how this affects iCloud.
Are iCloud Drive, CDs and DVDs, and partitions on the same storage really suitable places for you to back your Mac up?
How to make different types of copy/clone/link/alias in the Finder and command line, their properties and uses, summarised in two table.
If you thought the first article was lightweight fun, here’s more about links/aliases to folders, behaviour in apps, iCloud, and Bookmarks.
Small changes in tables which allow you to navigate using the cursor keys – but should greatly improve their usability. Recommended for all users.
Each now built with the latest version of Xcode, and notarized for your added security. Recommended for Mojave users in particular.
Until these bugs are fixed, versions in iCloud simply can’t be trusted. And mixing them with Handoff becomes even more confusing.
Both apps have been notarized now, for added security protection, particularly when used in Mojave.
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