Some simple card tricks using TextEdit files demonstrate that most current apps don’t use new features in APFS. But they’re still safe and efficient.
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How can you refer to an important file or directory, no matter where it’s moved on a volume, even when it’s renamed?
A minor but worthwhile upgrade to this utility which provides bookmarks and aliases, reveals inode numbers, and much more.
This update comes with full guidance on how to get the best from the app with Mojave’s privacy protection.
Adds quick copying to 6 key values, making them much easier and more efficient to paste into other apps, and fixes a bug in Save.
Provides a unique collection of info, including volfs path, inode number, extended attribute and total sizes, Base-64 encoded Bookmark, and more.
New version integrates Bookmark resolution, preview, etc. and has detailed reporting. Runs on El Cap to High Sierra, HFS+ and APFS.
Why wasn’t a Finder Sync extension working properly? What’s the difference between volfs and FileReferenceURLs, and how have they changed in APFS?
First there were inodes, aliases, and links. Finder aliases already use the volfs file system, but Apple wants us to switch to its opaque Bookmarks
Preciziun can now open documents from their macOS Bookmarks, and preview them in Quick Look.
