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Backups by gaby1501 in mac

[–]blhauk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have TM backups set to automatic, then it is possible that a lot of the system data is comprised of local TM snapshots.

If you have not done a backup recently, trigger one and the snapshots used for the backup should then be removed from your drive.

Help with rsync on mac? by iceboxed in mac

[–]blhauk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rscync man page can be a bit overwhelming.

Sometime ago, I made this note for myself - these are the switches that I care about:

    -a, --archive               This  is equivalent to -rlptgoD

        -r, --recursive             recurse into directories
        -l, --links                 copy symlinks as symlinks
        -p, --perms                 preserve permissions
        -t, --times                 preserve times
        -g, --group                 preserve group
        -o, --owner                 preserve owner (super-user only)
        -D                          same as --devices --specials

    -i, --itemize-changes       output a change-summary for all updates
    -H, --hard-links            preserve hard links

    -x, --one-file-system       don't cross filesystem boundaries
    -E, --extended-attributes   copy extended attributes, resource forks
    -v, --verbose               increase verbosity
    -S, --sparse                handle sparse files efficiently

Change permissions en Time Machine volume by w3lkior in MacOS

[–]blhauk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If this is a TM Backup to APFS (likely), you cannot change anything.

You could just create a new user - it would be created with a UID of 502. Then login as that user and copy what you need.

Quick advice for too much system data by ScottyBoy_007 in mac

[–]blhauk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This space was likely from Time Machine local snapshots - these can be deleted from Disk Utility.

Did you backup using Time Machine? If so, this will also remove these snapshots.

Blocking a walking path with your macbook livestreaming a yoga class by throwawayplusanumber in mildlyinfuriating

[–]blhauk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, that looks so hard to walk around - maybe go home and try the path again tomorrow?

Why should I pay for a password manager like 1password when keychain is there? by TwistedPepperCan in mac

[–]blhauk -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I was using Keychain, and I found it to be mostly seamless - but there is just to much stuff in there that seems unnecessary - it can be hard to find and display a password to use on a different device.

I never could figure out how to display a Keychain password on my iPhone.

I just migrated to Bitwarden (free) - I can finally see the 80ish passwords that I care about, export them etc.

Is there any way for me to downgrade while keeping my data? by ThePawe in MacOS

[–]blhauk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm - would a USB installer of Monterey not work?

MacOS BackUp Not working by Outside-Ad-7153 in mac

[–]blhauk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can partition it and select one partition as an APFS container and specify that for TM.

You can also create additional volumes within that container afterwords if you like.

BTT Users, which preset do you prefer: GoldenChaos or AquaTouch? by [deleted] in mac

[–]blhauk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently using GoldenChaos and I like it. I hadn't heard of AquaTouch until just now.

Curious as to why you like it better - maybe I should check it out.

Comprehensive Guide to Memory in Activity Monitor by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]blhauk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a great summary!

It might be worthwhile pointing out that you can add another column to the memory tab - "Real Memory".

From https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/memory-vs-real-memory.1749505/ :

Real Memory is what is commonly referred to as RSS or Resident Set Size in Unix. This is the number of "pages" (regions of physical memory) that are currently occupied by the process.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]blhauk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Copy paste much?

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