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Last Week on My Mac: Secure Boot conflicts

Central to the secure design of Apple silicon is Secure Boot, the intricate mechanism that ensures everything in […]

July 2, 2023 Macs, Technology

File Integrity 11 : Which RAID levels enable file recovery?

Selecting a RAID level to preserve file integrity can be confusing. Here’s a guide, complete with the ifs and buts.

May 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Beyond Time Machine: 1 Deciding what you need

Changing to an SSD RAID system forced me to rethink what I needed to back up and when, rather than just leaving to Time Machine.

February 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

When you can’t run an app because its extension(s) won’t load

Many vital apps rely on installing kernel extensions, which may be tricky or seem impossible in Catalina. Here are some strategies to solve problems.

February 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: SSD it

The plan was simple: replace my 8 year-old Promise Pegasus RAID system with a shiny new SSD RAID system, for Time Machine backups. What could go wrong?

February 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

When you’ve got more USB-C devices than ports

Even with 4 ports on my Mac, I’m running out. What about putting a couple of my 1 TB SSDs into a single enclosure? Here’s a cost-effective answer.

August 23, 2019 Macs, Technology

Is APFS fully supported yet?

Does APFS currently support hard disks, Fusion Drives, and other forms of storage beyond SSDs? The devil is in the detail.

February 17, 2018 Macs, Technology

Third party support for CoreStorage: disk repair and other utilities

Do third-party disk tools work with Fusion Drives, or are you stuck with just Disk Utility?

December 29, 2015 Macs, Technology

From disaster back to normal: rebuilding the RAID

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How I recovered my broken RAID backups, and got everything working again.

December 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Broken Mac mini Server RAID

After breaking the RAID mirror set, my Mac mini Server will not start up. Have I corrupted it?

August 31, 2015 Macs, Technology
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