Apple says that if you run First Aid on a disk, each of its volumes is checked too. Is that really true?
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If something goes wrong with Catalina’s boot Volume Group, it seems there’s no way to repair it, or change the Data volume. Or is there?
In the last few days, Apple has again changed its recommended procedure for resetting or repairing permissions on […]
Can now explain what is wrong with a file’s permissions, and can scan any folder of you choice.
New and more reliable version of a tool to check whether Home folder permissions are correct or causing problems.
I’m very grateful for the many comments which you’ve made recently about my free utility to check permissions, […]
Is there a better way to reset or repair permissions on your Home folder? Try a more targeted and controlled solution here.
Apple has changed its instructions for resetting/repairing permissions on your Home folder, and important cure for many problems.
What to do, when you can, before taking or sending your Mac in for service or repair. What about FileVault? And Activation Lock?
Third party tools for checking and repairing APFS are still very limited. Is it better to use fsck to check and repair APFS?
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