Is the log the right place to look? Should you use the active log, or make and use a logarchives? When should you start the search? Predicate or search? And further questions answered.
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How to resolve an inode number to a path and filename, and how to go the other way from a file to an inode number. How you can tell which files are on System and Data volumes.
Trimming ensures an SSD can write data as fast as it can read it. Although most SSDs should be Trimmed when they’re mounted, if you’re unsure, here’s simple test to tell whether any SSD does Trim correctly.
Why floating point numbers expressed in hexadecimal are so difficult to read, and how to use Mints’ Floating Point Explorer to convert and understand them.
Have your Time Machine backups become irregular, or stopped altogether? Are software updates infrequent, or malware scans rare? Find the answers here.
This adds extensive information about the current locale and language settings, and is fully compatible with macOS 27.
How to discover what went wrong when a document doesn’t show the right thumbnail, but a generic icon instead. How to dive deeper to solve problems with 3rd party thumbnail and preview generators.
Several utilities access the log. When there are problems getting entries, they each report details. Here’s what each error report means, and what you can do to fix it.
Integers of different sizes and endianness, floating point numbers with a radix of 2 that can result in rounding and cancellation errors and NaNs, and bfloat16 for AI.
Trim enables an SSD to erase pages of unused memory so they’re ready for reuse. It saves time, and greatly improves write performance. How to the best out of Trim.
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