Long-time readers of the Rocket Yard have probably heard us mention Apple's FileVault Encryption, which is a way to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac. In this Mac 101 article, we'll take a detailed look at FileVault, how it...
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on49rEdV1CY] Join OWC Erica as she discusses how to keep your Mac more secure by setting up FileVault which is built right in to the OS. For more videos from OWC, check out our YouTube channel. And for more...
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your Mac were lost or stolen? Your first thoughts may be about the inconvenience, or the expense of replacement. But when you take a moment to consider what's likely stored on your...
Family safety tools safeguard your loved ones online. Learn how to protect kids on social media, filter notifications, monitor activity, and more.
How to use the single-user or verbose modes in macOS to troubleshoot startup issues.
With macOS Big Sur, you need an APSF-formatted drive to use Time Machine for backing up your files—which could be a problem.
Macs can operate in macOS Recovery Mode, which allows you to run emergency maintenance on your desktop or laptop. It’s a special mode that loads native recovery tools that help you restore from a Time Machine backup, get help online,...
March 24, 2001, was a banner day for Mac users. On that day, twenty years ago, Apple introduced the next generation of the Mac operating system – Mac OS X 10.0 "Cheetah." The introduction was no small matter, as it...
The password of your user account in macOS is known as your login password. It's the password you use to log in to your Mac and make certain changes, such as installing software. But have you ever forgotten it? If so, you can often reset it – this article shows several different ways. Hopefully, one of them will work for you!
