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Does a macOS update change the Data volume?

macOS updates currently install to both System and Data volumes, although Apple claims the Data volume is unmounted during updating. Can an update cause problems with your Data volume, then?

September 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Monitor macOS anti-malware scans with Mints version 1.9

Adds a button to automatically retrieve the log reports of all scans completed by XProtect Remediator over the last 24 hours.

September 2, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Security updates are down again

Over the last three months, of the nine security updates to XProtect pushed by Apple, only one has been delivered and installed correctly through my Monterey Content Caching server

August 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Has Apple broken Content Caching server updates again?

Have your Macs all installed last week’s security data updates to XProtect? If they get them through your Content Caching server, they might not have.

August 23, 2022 Macs, Technology

Mints now lists firmware and recovery versions, and more

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A new version of Mints adds the ability to view versions of installed firmware and recovery systems, valuable particularly for Apple silicon Macs.

August 22, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Recent security updates: how unusual?

Panic-ridden reports have spread to general and even local news media about last week’s security updates. Are they that unusual, special, or alarming?

August 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator security software. While XProtect is generally supported by […]

August 18, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released macOS Monterey 12.5.1 update

Apple has just released a security update to macOS Monterey, bringing it to version 12.5.1. This fixes two […]

August 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Why won’t that sparse bundle compact?

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If you try compacting a sparse bundle, Spundle and hdiutil could return error 1. This explains why, and fixes Spundle to get over it.

August 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Is your Mac still secure from malware?

If you’re still running macOS Mojave or earlier, now is the time to take action to ensure your Mac maintains protection against malware.

August 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

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