Category Archives: Mac OS X

How to delete old Time Machine backups on macOS Ventura

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Iain

Time Machine automatically deletes old backups when it’s getting full, but if you also use the backup disk for other purposes, you might want to clear some space manually. There is a built-in command line utility that comes with macOS … Continue reading →

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NVMe to USB on M1 Mac

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Iain

I recently purchased a new Mac mini to replace my home computer – a 2009 iMac. It was well overdue as Apple listed it as obsolete 4 years ago. Unfortunately, it only comes with 256GB SSD storage as standard and … Continue reading →

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From SVN to Google Cloud Source Repositories

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Iain

I have been maintaining my own SVN server for many years, but in order to share code and make use of managed services, it was time to migrate some of my repositories to Git. There are many tutorials for svn-git … Continue reading →

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Hide or Show a File in Mac OS X Finder

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Iain

Ever wanted to hide an individual file in Mac OS X Finder without prefixing it with a dot? Here’s how (you’ll need the Apple developer tools installed): [code lang=”bash”]/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a V «filename»[/code] …and to show it again: [code lang=”bash”]/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a … Continue reading →

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