As noted by a MacBidouille reader... the most recent betas of Panther have implemented a formatting option for a case-sensitive Mac OS Extended file format. Historically, Mac OS file systems have been ...

When you put a new hard drive in your Mac—or connect an external one using FireWire or USB—you need to decide how to partition the drive and what file system to ...

Whether you're a Windows convert new to macOS or are curious about life on the “other side,” here are the key file system differences between the PC and the Mac that you need to know to seamlessly ...

What is the maximum file size in Mac OS X?<BR><BR>I assume it varies depending on the file system: Mac OS Standard (aka HFS), Mac OS Extended (aka HFS+), or UFS.<BR><BR>I have been trying to copy a ...

At a recent Linux conference in Melbourne, Australia, Linus Torvalds said the following about Windows Vista and Mac OS X. “I don’t think they’re equally flawed – I think Leopard is a much better ...

The upcoming release of Mac OS X Lion and Lion Server dramatically simplifies file sharing, removing official support for FTP and Sun's NFS file sharing protocols while adding a new WebDAV option ...

Sometimes you may have an old Mac lying around that you would like to retrieve files from. Thinking it's an easy task, you grab your nearest USB stick only to find the computer does not have any USB ...

Many Mac power users and developers are concerned about the iOS-ification of the Mac OS and how much more of that process will be found in sessions at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) ...

Many functions in Mac OS X are only exposed to the user via System Preferences, so as you might guess, a lot of new things in Leopard show up there. Among them are a few of the "secret new features" ...

UPDATE: File Vault erasing settings? Several users are reporting loss of dock preferences, iApp settings, and other data after receiving a message from FileVault about "recovering" disk space: Alex ...