We used to reset the Desktop, the SMC, and NVRAM, install the Combo updater, or perform a clean install. Now there’s only Safe mode left.
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What is Time Machine best at doing? What are its current limitations in macOS Sonoma, when backing up to APFS? A draft list.
Once you know how to configure an app to be able to use Game Mode, you can run better tests. Here are measurements of CPU and GPU performance for comparison between Full Screen and Game Mode.
Two different errors when backing up two different Macs, a recursive RTFD document, and APFS path length limits. But what’s this about FileProvider?
How well can Time Machine back up other volumes, such as those on external drives? Can it restore them when the original disk fails or goes missing?
Sonoma 14.1.1 and Ventura 13.6.2 apparently contained ‘important bug fixes and security updates’, although Apple provides no further details. What is going on?
How should you restore a whole volume, or an old version of a document to a different folder? Includes details of backup structure.
How to use the Time Machine log extract in Mints to check whether its backups are working normally, and what are expected errors.
Apple has just released updates to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.1.1, and macOS Ventura 13.6.2 for “MacBook […]
Detailed account and explanation of the sequence of phases during an automatic backup in Sonoma 14.0 and 14.1, with tear-out chart.
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