Which passwords, passkeys, wi-fi passwords, and so on are supported by Sequoia’s new Passwords app? Where has Keychain Access gone, and do you still need it?
macOS 15
Does XProtect confuse you in Sequoia? Do you know why it could show as version 0, 5273 or 5274? Here’s a guide to what I think is going on.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for Sequoia only, bringing it to version 5275. As usual, […]
Essential details of each of the three types of XProtect data files, how they’re updated, how to update them, and more. Covers new XProtect in macOS 15.x.
Full details of firmware installed by macOS Sequoia on supported Macs, including on remaining Intel model without a T2 chip, T2 and Apple silicon Macs.
If your Mac is running Sequoia, it could have no XProtect data at all, or being using version 5272 or 5273 but not 5274; if it’s running Sonoma or earlier, the version could be 5272 or 5274 but not 5273. Simple.
There should be an update available, but you can’t find it, or it fails to install, or you have problems with a Content Caching Server. How to tackle these.
Step by step guide to building and installing a VM running macOS 15.0 Sequoia with Apple Account access to iCloud, and updating XProtect.
Updating XProtect data has suddenly changed, whichever version of macOS is running. Here are the full details.
If you have Optimise Mac Storage enabled for iCloud Drive, this new feature lets you pin the files you want to be stored locally and not evicted. Full details.
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