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Starting up in High Sierra 10.13.1: an initial log exploration

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Changes include frequent timechecks by timed, harder access to info about keychains, a couple of possible AppleScript bugs, and APFS snapshots.

November 23, 2017 Macs, Technology

Is High Sierra dual-bootable?

A post-mortem analysis on attempts to make my iMac dual-boot between Sierra and High Sierra. Can it be done in safety?

November 17, 2017 Macs, Technology

This is what happens when Sierra’s backups become irregular

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When Sierra’s automatic backups stop or become irregular, other functions fail too. Here are some important and more obvious ones. Is this fixed in High Sierra, and does it affect iPhones too?

November 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

Taking Stock: Using APFS in High Sierra 10.13.1

Does APFS support its major new features – clones, snapshots, etc – yet, and how can you use them?

November 2, 2017 Macs, Technology

Why did my Mac stop making Time Machine backups? An investigation with Woodpile 0.6a1

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This new version lets you select which log file to analyse, and to add custom processes to examine within log files. Lots of power with elegant simplicity.

October 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Time Machine and APFS

For now, Time Machine can’t back up to an APFS volume. There are many problems with backing up APFS to HFS+, though. Time Machine needs to be revised.

October 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

The Time Machine Mechanic, T2M2, version 1.2

Should fix a bug in which T2M2 reports an error message rather than completing an analysis of Time Machine backups.

October 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

How to speed up Time Machine backups

You may still have plenty of space on your backup volume, but if it has millions of files and hard links from years of backups, it will be very slow. Here’s how to fix that.

October 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: How not to release a macOS upgrade

The High Sierra upgrade did not go well for many users. Here are some of the reasons why macOS 10.13 is currently a lemon.

October 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

Making a Sierra – High Sierra dual-boot system, if you must

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More trials and tribulations with the High Sierra upgrade. Is it possible to make a dual-boot system? And is it wise?

September 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

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