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Next Week on My Mac: WWDC and macOS 10.14

Are we in for some real surprises, like tools and documentation, or just razzle-dazzle, smoke and mirrors?

June 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

New version of The Time Machine Mechanic (T2M2)

More friendly, it runs checks in the background as much as possible, and has improvements in displaying results.

May 31, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Apple’s calendar

A close call for Apple this week, as it only just met its own deadline to deliver a 64-bit update to Compressor. For High Sierra only, though. Where does this leave us?

April 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The trouble with iCloud Drive

Many pro users are now turning to iCloud Drive to integrate them into their work. How well does it cope? Is it ready for such demanding use?

April 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

What can you do inside your Time Machine backups?

Time Machine backups look like ordinary files and folders, but you have to be careful what you do to them. Here’s how you can go inside them in safety, and what you can do.

March 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Run The Time Machine Mechanic from a regular user account

Do you work from a normal user account rather than an admin one? This should let you check Time Machine using the T2M2 app.

March 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

What are all those hidden folders then?

Summary of the hidden folders and files you’re most likely to encounter at the top level of a volume, and at the top level of your Home folder.

March 1, 2018 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

Which Hard Disk? Selecting modern hard drives

Buying or replacing external storage for Macs is extremely uncertain at the moment because of issues over APFS. Here’s some guidance for selecting hard disks, for backups and more.

February 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

xattr: com.apple.metadata:_kTimeMachineOldestSnapshot, old backup details

Found in Sierra, but seems to have fallen into disuse, and not found in High Sierra.

December 29, 2017 xattr

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