How the immutable system of the SSV, the firmlinked Data volume, and cryptexes ‘grafted’ into the directory tree combine to form the boot volume group of Intel and Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15.
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How do sparse bundles and read-write disk images compare with regard to their efficient use of disk space, and in maintenance requirements? Here are test results from Sequoia.
In Sequoia, the Tips app has shot from being hidden in CoreServices to join Apple’s first league apps in the main Applications folder. Is this real change, or merely cosplay?
How to fit over 90 GB of files into a sparse bundle that’s only 13.8 MB in size, just like Doctor Who’s TARDIS. No APFS sparse files are involved.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
Sparse bundles (UDSB), read-write disk images (UDRW) and sparse images (UDSP) compared on two SSD, with and without container encryption.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Full screen single window, freestyle overlapping, tiled, full screen split view, Stage Manager, Spaces and Mission Control – each pictured and explained.
The only disk images of varying size used to be sparse bundles and sparse disk images. Now plain read-write disk images can also vary in the disk space they take, as explained here.
In Sequoia, dragging a window to the edge of the display could suddenly enlarge it to cover the whole screen. Finding the control in System Settings isn’t straightforward, and there’s no Undo either.
The Eclectic Light Company 