How to run apps on the host, access iCloud Drive, and get faster file write performance in a macOS VM. And why Spotlight is limited, and the Force Quit dialog a bit odd.
iCloud
Sonoma’s changes to iCloud can result in very large and protracted syncs, that can block Time Machine backups from completing. Here’s what you can try, and what you shouldn’t do.
At one time, trying to manage iCloud Drive storage was like getting into a lift with only an Up button. What happens then when Apple fixes that bug? Anguish and anger.
iCloud Keychain is apparently the way ahead, but even Apple has a great deal more work to do before that’s feasible. A look at what’s needed.
How is an attacker most likely to get their hands on the secrets stored in your Mac’s keychains, and what can you do to protect them?
macOS has two types of keychain, and its tools for working with them, Keychain Access and the command tool security, only work fully with one type.
It can take many hours for files to be downloaded from iCloud. Apps must be able to cope with that, but how well does macOS?
From Cyberdog in 1996, through iTools in 2000, .Mac in 2002, the dreaded MobileMe in 2008, to iCloud in 2012 – a long and sometimes painful journey.
When should you turn iCloud off to try to solve syncing problems? What use is a Content Caching server? What tools can help diagnose and fix problems?
Its documentation consists almost entirely of how-to recipes. Is there nothing more conceptual so we can understand its apparently random behaviour?
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