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Precize now informs you of sparse files and clones

Adds support for reporting whether a file is a sparse file, or has been cloned, in Big Sur.

April 7, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Bugs and problems in the log: updates for 6 apps

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Consolation, Ulbow, Mints, T2M2, Cirrus and Taccy all updated to cope with increasing complexity and unreliability of the unified log.

April 6, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Exploring sparse files and potential clones with Sparsity 1.2

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New version searches for sparse files and clones, reporting their individual sizes and totals for the folder or volume examined.

April 5, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

April 1, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

How to update your Mac’s firmware

iMac17,1 and other Mac models which don’t update their firmware properly can be brought fully up to date. What’s more, Apple Support is now reluctantly sorting this out those who persist with them.

March 23, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

March 18, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Next phase of the Apple Silicon transition

The DTKs have been returned, ending the first phase of the transition to Apple Silicon. What comes next, and what are the top three problems which Apple needs to address?

March 14, 2021 Macs, Technology

Hyperinflation: comparing update sizes from Mojave to Big Sur

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Total updates required by 10.14 were 21.5 GB in 10 updates; for 10.15, those rose to 32.2 GB in 12 updates. For M1 Macs, Big Sur has already required 22.3 GB in 6 updates, and it hasn’t got to version 11.3 yet.

March 12, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Big Sur 11.2.3 (updated)

Apple has this evening released yet another ‘patch’ update to Big Sur, bringing it to version 11.2.3. This […]

March 8, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

You may notice something odd with the latest version of iMovie

Has the Profiles pane recently appeared in System Preferences? Here’s why – a minor glitch in the App Store update.

March 6, 2021 Macs, Technology

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