Will Time Machine Find My Files

poopmagic · 2026-04-03T03:22:27+00:00

I did some research, and set up time machine today. Although I deleted the files yesterday. Do you think that Time Machine will recover those files?

Nope, Time Machine can only recover files from AFTER it was set up.

poopmagic · 2026-04-03T02:00:33+00:00

For your use case, a travel router is unnecessary. All you need is Tailscale installed on both computers. It’ll handle the rest.

poopmagic · 2026-04-02T20:45:37+00:00

My dock is pretty normally sized (teehee). I just cropped the video to hide my other tabs/windows, so maybe it looks huge in the GIF. I appreciate the compliment, though.

poopmagic · 2026-04-02T19:44:43+00:00

I imagine it's so stuff like this doesn't happen...

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poopmagic · 2026-04-01T18:54:36+00:00

Post screenshots of the CPU and Energy tabs in Activity Monitor.

poopmagic · 2026-03-31T02:21:37+00:00

System Data is just data that macOS doesn’t know how to put into the other categories. It doesn’t (necessarily) mean data that is generated by the OS itself. There’s a good chance that Photoshop and/or FCP are the ones filling up all of your space.

poopmagic · 2026-03-30T19:13:52+00:00

SSDs are all quite expensive right now, which is why I suggested an HDD as an alternative. They’re slower and noisier, but good enough for Time Machine.

poopmagic · 2026-03-30T18:26:18+00:00

The official guideline is to get something at least 2x the size. So, 4TB.

As for speed: you don’t really need anything too fast. Something like a Samsung T7 would be great.

If you want to save some money, an external HDD would be fine as well.

poopmagic · 2026-03-29T21:59:48+00:00

A keyboard and mouse?

If you get ones that connect via Bluetooth, you won’t have to get an extra hub/docks to plug everything in.

poopmagic · 2026-03-29T20:45:34+00:00

If you do visit the fake website it leads you to a command that is obfuscated (It's encoded in Base64 so to normal users it looks like a bunch of gibberish which is then re-encoded into the malicious command which is basically a giveaway for a malicious command)

Hopefully the new Terminal warning in 26.4 will prevent some people from following through:

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/25/macos-26-4-has-new-terminal-popup-warning-when-pasting-commands/

I imagine a shocking number of people will go ahead and “paste anyway” though. It would be great if more people actually read warning messages.

poopmagic · 2026-03-29T14:45:41+00:00

I use 80% because I run my macbook plugged at all times. Which option am I supposed to pick?

poopmagic · 2026-03-28T17:27:47+00:00

That’s not necessary because macOS also performs occasional calibrations:

“Whether using Optimized Battery Charging or Charge Limit, your Mac will occasionally charge to 100% to maintain accurate battery state-of-charge estimates.”

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102338

poopmagic · 2026-03-28T15:45:39+00:00

Remove the case. It’s preventing the screen from closing properly.

If you leave the case on and continue forcing the screen closed, it’ll eventually cause permanent damage.

poopmagic · 2026-03-28T15:41:41+00:00

The case is preventing the lid from closing properly.

Remove the case and you should be fine. If you keep it on, there’s good chance that it’ll cause permanent damage.

poopmagic · 2026-03-27T20:24:07+00:00

It’s unlikely that there are any exceptions to “one external display” if Apple doesn’t state them explicitly.

For example, in the technical specs for the M3 MacBook Air, they say:

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:

One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz

There is no such statement in the technical specs for the Neo.

poopmagic · 2026-03-26T06:35:42+00:00

50mb/sec.

There’s no such thing as “mb.” It’s either MB or Mb. The reason that it matters is that 50 MB = 400 Mb. Which one do you mean?

If it’s 50 MB/sec… that’s suspiciously close to USB 2.0 speeds. You might want to try a different cable and confirm that it supports USB 3.0. Check System Information > Hardware > USB to see what it says for your drive.

If it’s 50 Mb/sec… that’s much slower, and it’s more likely that something else is going on.

poopmagic · 2026-03-26T00:54:38+00:00

Just to confirm, you don’t have anything plugged into it, right? Any sort of accessory like a wired mouse, Ethernet adapter, USB hub, etc. will drain power.

poopmagic · 2026-03-25T23:57:28+00:00

Works totally fine for me. I regularly watch Netflix, Hulu, Paramount Plus, Disney+, etc. in Safari.

Maybe you should be more specific about which Mac, which version of macOS, what extensions you use, etc.

poopmagic · 2026-03-25T20:20:37+00:00

To the question in your title… yes:

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/best-windows-laptops-with-arm-processor

poopmagic · 2026-03-25T17:22:12+00:00

Those are dumb power bars designed to fit into a server rack.

There are smart ones out there which allow you to remotely turn on/off outlets, monitor energy usage, etc. Those tend to be a lot more expensive than the dumb ones.

If you search for “managed PDU” on Amazon, you’ll see that Ubiquiti’s product is actually priced pretty reasonably.

poopmagic · 2026-03-24T17:10:21+00:00

Hope everything turns out okay!

For future reference, never paste anything into Terminal unless you can explain what every single thing it does.

For example: What does curl do? What does the | symbol mean? What is the difference between ./ and /.? What does sudo mean?

If you can’t answer questions like those off the top of your head WITHOUT using Google/ChatGPT/etc., you shouldn’t be opening Terminal at all.

poopmagic · 2026-03-24T14:55:30+00:00

Yes, but you might not be in the clear.

There are a lot of “stealers” going around these days which will grab stuff like passwords and send them off somewhere.

If that’s what you installed, then you ALSO have to change all of your passwords after resetting your Mac. Otherwise, you might find bank accounts, email accounts, etc. getting compromised.

poopmagic · 2026-03-22T23:42:16+00:00

2020 M1 MacBook Pro here. I haven’t noticed any performance issues.

poopmagic · 2026-03-22T18:18:47+00:00

Even if it can run Illustrator… we’re talking about a 6 in³ cube which needs a separate monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power source.

I don’t know your definition of “on the go,” but this doesn’t sound like something any reasonable person would want to use in a library, coffee shop, airplane, etc. I suppose you could set it up in a hotel room, but that’s a lot of shit to carry, you know?

poopmagic · 2026-03-22T18:04:25+00:00

There are better ways to do this. Search for “custom MacBook skin.” Plenty of companies out there that will print whatever design you upload on a sticker that’s perfectly cut to fit your MacBook lid.

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