Apple allows encrypted drives in two varieties: startup via FileVault and external via a Finder option.
Catalina broke a way to assemble albums of photos not in albums or in albums. Big Sur fixed it.
Time Machine can use APFS for backups starting in Big Sur, but that seems to prevent networked backups. Here's the fix.
You have several Apple and third-party alternatives for controlling someone else’s screen for a technical assist.
While there’s no consistent pattern, a tabbed window may bog down normal Finder functions.
A few techniques let you see files marked as hidden, whether intentionally or otherwise, and reverse their status.
The OWC Thunderbolt Hub allows a single port to have the advantages of Thunderbolt multiplied by three—plus one USB 3.2 Type A port.
Log files are important for troubleshooting, but many apps are not good at cleaning out old ones that aren't useful anymore. Here's how you can see what's gong on with log files on your Mac.
Snapshots are a powerful way for backup software to provide a quick point in time to walk back to when you don’t necessarily need to restore the entire volume. But they take up a lot of storage space.
In some cases, high-resolution images and videos taken on an iPhone or iPad will be downsized or downsampled en route to a Mac. Here's how to fix it.
Many people write in with similar problems. Here's a super-FAQ to help solve the most common iOS , iCloud, and Mac issues.
You can now display a presentation in a window and have your notes and slide-navigation tools in another window. Here's how it works.
If you haven’t carefully tracked your Recovery Key, you could wind up being unsure which is accurate for your current Mac and FileVault encryption setup. There’s fortunately an easy way to check.
When Apple released the M1 Macs, they also changed the boot modes that were available with Intel Macs. Learn what you need to do to get into Recovery Mode and other boot modes—and also what procedures are now gone.
Sticky Keys makes it easier to perform key combinations, while Slow Keys can better align your typing style and your results. Here’s how they work.