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Erase All Content and Settings does what it says

It throws away the encryption key for the Data volume, effectively wiping all its data. It doesn’t alter the System volume, SSV, or the macOS installed.

November 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect for all macOS

Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5323. As usual, it […]

November 10, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 333

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 333. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Black […]

November 10, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 333

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Black leopard […]

November 8, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Apple has released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5322. […]

November 4, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 332

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 332. Here are my solutions to them. 1: I […]

November 3, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Why old installers may not work

Certificates in an installer must be valid when the installer is run. Six years ago, all Apple’s ran out, and it had provide new versions. How to cope with that.

November 3, 2025 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 332

Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: I came […]

November 1, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

Disentangling timestamps with Dropera 2

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Study how the four key timestamps of a file change when you create, edit, preview the file, using Dropera.

October 29, 2025 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 331

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 331. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A […]

October 27, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

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