I asked Google how I could clear disk space on macOS, and it couldn’t have been more helpful. But what I was told to do downloaded malware to my Mac. How come?
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Apple has just released an update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5324. As usual, it doesn’t release […]
By default, quarantine xattrs aren’t attached to new files created by an app. That behaviour is controlled by a setting in their Info.plist, and can be overridden in an Exceptions property list.
Why do so many files now have quarantine and other extended attributes, although they’re not apps, and may never have left that Mac?
When someone reports the most recent version of Safari that will open their webarchives is 18.6, and that’s the only version that you find can’t open some webarchives. You’ll be only too familiar with the culprit.
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5323. As usual, it […]
If you have updated your Mac to Tahoe 26.1, you may be blissfully unaware that it will now […]
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5322. […]
Download size varies widely. There are many increases in build numbers, fewer in versions. Here are firmware details, links to release notes, and some tantalising observations in the update.
Customising apps is a joy of the past. Bundled apps can’t even have custom icons. Third-party apps can have custom icons, but anything further will break their signature.
The Eclectic Light Company 