Itching to get your hands on the macOS Mojave beta so you can experience all the new features? There are some very important steps to take before you expose your Mac to any beta software, and when the beta is...
Securely wiping a drive, removing all of its data, and ensuring that no meaningful information can be recovered, has long been a feature of Disk Utility and its erase function. Even though the default for Disk Utility is a simple...
Your Mac is full of secrets; special files and folders hidden away so you don't accidentally make changes to critical system components. But Apple isn’t the only one that hides items on your Mac; some developers use similar tricks to...
Do you have a few USB flash drives lying around? Chances are you have at least a couple, or maybe even a small drawer full of them. In my case, I have about a half dozen, with no specific use...
Do you keep your Macs for longer periods of time than do most of your friends? I've been accused of hoarding my old Macs; for example, keeping an original 2006 Mac Pro running long after it should have been retired....
There comes a time in the life of just about every Mac where its usefulness has become limited or it will be too expensive to repair or update, so you decide it's time to sell it or give it away....
If early sales figures are any indication, many shoppers purchased Macs during the recent holiday season. That’s not a surprise: sales of Macs have been rising for years as people decide to extend the Apple user experience they’ve come to know...
After 16 months of using and testing APFS—Apple's new file system—I’ve come to the conclusion that you probably don’t want to use it on HDDs (disks with rotating platters). Why? Well, to understand why APFS and HDDs are not well...
Recently, some OWC customers have reported experiencing a situation where their new SSD will not show up in Disk Utility in High Sierra. Although Disk Utility should always be tried first, a Mac’s Terminal can be used to format the drive...
