We previously noted several limitations of Mac OS X 10.3's Disk Utility, which is supposed to replicate much of the functionality present in Mac OS X 10.2's Disk Copy. Among the noted limitations are ...

New version of Disk Utility can fix "overlapped extent allocation" errors As noted in Knowledge Base article #25770, the version of Disk Utility (10.5.1) included with Mac OS X 10.4.2 can fixed ...

What it is: A hot-key manager, enabling you to define system-wide shortcuts for launching applications, opening folders, and performing other Mac actions. Why it’s good: For many Mac users, there ...

Maintain on Wednesday announced the release of Cocktail 4.1.3 (Leopard Edition), an update to their utility software. It’s a free update for registered users; Cocktail costs $14.95 (a trial version is ...

It’s a good idea to check on the health of your Mac’s internal storage on a regular basis. You can do this using Disk Utility, an app that comes with every Mac. To run the check, you need to boot the ...

macOS Catalina, currently available to developers and public beta testers in a beta capacity, revives the defunct Expansion Slot Utility app ahead of the launch of the Mac Pro. The Expansion Slot ...

Hi,<BR><BR>I posted in another thread about how poorly a new Maxtor/Seagate 500GB SATA 3.5GB drive was performing under Leopard. <BR>It was replaced by Seagate and the new one is just as bad.

Every now and then there is an app or utility whose usefulness is so obvious that you immediately think it ought to be part of macOS. Folder Quick Look is a great example of this. It does one very ...

A solution to this is to use Disk Utility to create a disk image, one that is password protected and encrypted, from a folder. Creating the Image Open up Disk Utility, which can be found in the ...

Directory Services provides a central place to store users and passwords for corporate and enterprise users. Here's how to use it on macOS. Many enterprises today have a need for a central place to ...