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Convert Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Time Machine contents to APFS

Clicking on any of the dates on the right hand side, as shown in the picture, doesn't do anything. What might be the issue here? I can access Applications perfectly fine though. The others are greyed out. I think it's because the old …

'Browse Other Backup Disks' doesn't work

Clicking on any of the dates on the right hand side, as shown in the picture, doesn't do anything. What might be the issue here? I can access Applications perfectly fine though. The others are greyed out.

The volume is the wrong format for a backup. Why?

TL:DR I've honed this issue down to one simple 'fact'. The Time Machine drive will error with "The volume is the wrong format for a backup." on any attempt, by any method, to copy any file from within Backups.backupdb to any APFS volume…

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'Browse Other Backup Disks' doesn't work

Clicking on any of the dates on the right hand side, as shown in the picture, doesn't do anything. What might be the issue here? I can access Applications perfectly fine though. The others are greyed out.

The volume is the wrong format for a backup. Why?

TL:DR I've honed this issue down to one simple 'fact'. The Time Machine drive will error with "The volume is the wrong format for a backup." on any attempt, by any method, to copy any file from within Backups.backupdb to any APFS volume…

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Since the iPad Pro debuted in 2015, Apple has been offering two different sizes of its high-end tablet. One is about the size of a regular iPad or iPad Air (first 10.5 inches and now 11 inches), and the other has always been a bigger 12.9-inch versi…

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The volume is the wrong format for a backup. Why?

TL:DR I've honed this issue down to one simple 'fact'. The Time Machine drive will error with "The volume is the wrong format for a backup." on any attempt, by any method, to copy any file from itself to any APFS volume. It works to any…

The volume is the wrong format for a backup. Why?

TL:DR I've honed this issue down to one simple 'fact'. The Time Machine drive will error on any attempt, by any method, to copy any file from itself to any APFS volume. It works to any HFS+ volume. I can copy a file to the TM volume roo…

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How to focus parent terminal tab of shell script for input?

I have a zsh script where I prompt for user input every 15 minutes. How can I make the tab of Terminal that the script is running in open up / focus? open -a Terminal just opens the whole window. I'm aware of this trick to get current a…

Apple delays Podcasts Subscriptions to June

When iOS 14.6 launched earlier this week, it brought support for Podcasts Subscriptions, which Apple had said was coming in May. As the month winds down, however, it appears as though it won’t actually be launching until June. According to an email …

Keyboard Shortcut to maximize a window?

On Ubuntu to maximize a window we can select the window key and then the up arrow and the window maximizes. It's also possible to select the window key and side key to pan a window to one side. Are there any similar shortcuts on MacOS? …

MacBook Automatically Lowering Brightness on Battery? Here’s How to Fix it

Is your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air automatically lowering the brightness of its display whenever it’s on battery? This may be happening for several different reasons, but it’s nothing you can’t fix. If you’d like a Mac laptop to stop adjusting displ…