Making their appearance for the first time in macOS 14.4 are Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot, branches from nerve cells, and isolated fragments of states. What can they be?
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Sonoma version 14.4 is the most substantial update of this cycle so far, and includes extensive new bundles […]
Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.4, together with security updates to […]
How local files retain their extended attributes and versions when moved to iCloud Drive, but they’re not available to other Macs. Sparse files and storage economy as well.
Further insights into how iCloud Drive works using a folder of 20 small files. These reveal system limits including chunk size and throttling.
When run on Sonoma, these now show log entries from com.apple.FileProvider rather than CloudDocs – a real revelation.
How Sonoma’s new FileProvider mechanism is reflected in log entries for the upload of a test file to iCloud Drive.
Recovery reinstall, using an Installer app, or a bootable installer, or with an Apple silicon Mac in DFU mode? What the choices are, and how best to do it.
Can your Mac be protected from a forced upgrade to Sonoma by disabling the upgrade notification? What are the risks now?
Apple has just released an update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.3.1. This “fixes bugs”, the most […]
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