A step-by-step account of how Disk Arbitration and APFS mount an external disk, from handling its partitions, to performing trims.
macOS 13
macOS Ventura 13.3, Monterey 12.6.4 and Big Sur 11.7.5 bring firmware updates for all supported Macs
This week’s updates to macOS 13.3, 12.6.4 and 11.7.5 should have updated the firmware of every supported Mac. […]
The update to macOS Ventura 13.3 is substantial, and brings many improvements and fixes, including the following listed […]
Apple has just released updates to bring macOS 13 Ventura to version 13.3 (build 22E252), and security updates […]
Before you update to macOS Ventura 13.3, step through these instructions for upgrading to Mac OS 9.1 from January 2001.
Update improves analysis and reporting of XProtect Remediator anti-malware scans, and is for macOS Catalina and later.
Fast user switching enables more than one user login session at a time, but comes at the cost that memory and CPU resources are still required for other login sessions.
Now has more nuanced interpretation of potential problems reported by XPR, and displays a simple summary in a separate reporting panel.
Is provenance tracking intended to make app launch times shorter despite new Gatekeeper checks, or is it trying to make it harder to cheat?
Not only is loginwindow there in its full glory at the start of the user phase of startup, but it’s there until the bitter end.
The Eclectic Light Company 