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How to save file metadata in iCloud, and new info on extended attributes

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.

July 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple’s guidance on backing up your Mac revisited

Are iCloud Drive, CDs and DVDs, and partitions on the same storage really suitable places for you to back your Mac up?

July 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

Copies, clones, links and aliases: summary in tables

How to make different types of copy/clone/link/alias in the Finder and command line, their properties and uses, summarised in two table.

January 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Links and aliases beyond local files: advanced file system techniques

If you thought the first article was lightweight fun, here’s more about links/aliases to folders, behaviour in apps, iCloud, and Bookmarks.

January 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

New versions of Cirrus and xattred

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Small changes in tables which allow you to navigate using the cursor keys – but should greatly improve their usability. Recommended for all users.

November 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

Bailiff (iCloud), Taccy (privacy access) and UTIutility (UTIs) are notarized

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Each now built with the latest version of Xcode, and notarized for your added security. Recommended for Mojave users in particular.

November 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Versions in iCloud are still a mess, made worse by Handoff

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Until these bugs are fixed, versions in iCloud simply can’t be trusted. And mixing them with Handoff becomes even more confusing.

November 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

Two more notarizations: Cirrus (for iCloud) and Apfelstrudel

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Both apps have been notarized now, for added security protection, particularly when used in Mojave.

November 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: iCloud queues

Shared documents in iCloud have patchy version histories with duplication. They are also inefficient, leading to download of many identical files. And they can take forever to sync.

October 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

Can you rely on iWork apps sharing versions in iCloud Drive?

Working on shared documents in iCloud Drive is attractive, and support by Pages, Number, and Keynote. But there is flaw with versions. Can it be worked around?

October 20, 2018 Macs, Technology

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