Understanding how APFS works: inodes, attributes, file extents, extended attributes, and how they change with editing and cloning.
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Step by step through moving to iCloud Drive, eviction to a dataless file, materialisation of local data, editing and syncing with iCloud Drive.
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.
Version 1.5 of this metadata editor fixes a bug causing a spurious editor when Autosave is enabled.
The most accessible of any metadata in the Finder and apps, Finder tags can be ideal for classifying files and folders into no more than 7 categories. Here’s how they work.
Fixes one bug, and adds two new features. Can now autosave, to help you make workflows quicker and more reliable.
Why are some file metadata embedded in their main data, and others stored separately as extended attributes? How can I tell them apart?
It can take many hours for files to be downloaded from iCloud. Apps must be able to cope with that, but how well does macOS?
Why can’t other Macs and devices see custom folder and file icons in iCloud Drive? Why do some suddenly vanish?
Its documentation consists almost entirely of how-to recipes. Is there nothing more conceptual so we can understand its apparently random behaviour?