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Check Time Machine backups in macOS Sequoia and Tahoe

T2M2 is nearly 9 years old. Here’s a walk through its summary reports on Time Machine backups. and an outline of what you’ll see in its log extracts.

January 8, 2026 Macs, Technology

Exclude or include items in backup, search, iCloud Drive and QuickLook preview

How to exclude folders and files from these services, with new problems apparent in macOS Tahoe over exclusions from Time Machine backups.

January 6, 2026 Macs, Technology

Is your XProtect stuck on 5324?

Is your Mac running Sequoia or Tahoe? Is its XProtect up to date and using version 5325? If not, you might have to wait until the return from holidays before that’s fixed.

December 29, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 26.2 Tahoe, and security updates to Sequoia 15.7.3 and Sonoma 14.8.3

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Tahoe to version 26.2, and security updates to Sequoia […]

December 12, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

How the Clock hoards timers until it breaks

If you use Timers in the Clock app a lot, after a while the app may stop working and show a blank view. This is the result of a service hoarding old timers to its property list.

November 14, 2025 Macs, Technology

How to install security updates without upgrading to Tahoe

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Want to stay running Sequoia or earlier? Want to install security updates such as XProtect data as well? Here’s how to do that without risking being upgraded unintentionally.

November 10, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 26.1 Tahoe, and security updates to 15.7.2 and 14.8.2

Apple has just released macOS 26.1 Tahoe, together with security updates for Sequoia to bring it to 15.7.2, […]

November 3, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Do apps launch faster in macOS Tahoe?

Some apps have become very slow to launch in recent versions of macOS. It has been suggested that this might be improved in Tahoe. Is that confirmed by evidence?

September 30, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released macOS 26.0.1 Tahoe, 15.7.1 and 14.8.1

Apple has just released macOS 26.0.1 Tahoe, which fixes the problem upgrading to 26.0 on Mac Studio M3 […]

September 29, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which firmware should your Mac be using? (version 10, Tahoe)

Listing for all compatible Intel Macs with T2 chips, and all Apple silicon Macs.

September 22, 2025 Macs, Technology

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