Dimas Maulana

While Time Machine is traditionally used with an Apple Time Capsule or another Mac, it’s possible to set it up with a Windows machine as the server. This guide outlines the steps involved.

Prerequisites

• A Windows machine with sufficient storage space.
• A Mac running macOS Monterey or later.
• Basic familiarity with file sharing and network settings on both platforms.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Setting Up the Windows Server:

Many Mac users experience slowdowns on their hard drives (HDDs) when they are partitioned with APFS and reach full capacity. This is because APFS, while efficient, doesn’t offer defragmentation capabilities like HFS+.

The Problem with APFS

APFS (Apple File System) is a modern file system designed for speed and efficiency on solid-state drives (SSDs). However, it doesn’t have built-in defragmentation, which can lead to performance issues when the drive becomes full.

Sometimes, when working with VirtualBox on Windows, you might encounter an issue where your virtual machine list doesn’t update correctly, even after making changes like unlocking an encrypted drive. This can be frustrating when you’re trying to manage your VMs.

This article will guide you through a solution to refresh your VirtualBox VM list via the command line interface (CLI) accessed via SSH.

The Problem

Let’s say you have a virtual machine stored on an encrypted drive. When Windows starts, the drive is locked. You can unlock the drive via SSH, but when you try to list your virtual machines using vboxmanage within your SSH session, you might still get an “access denied” error.

This guide explains how to delete referenced photos from Mac Photos and safely remove referenced photos using a dedicated application.

Export Referenced Photos as Original Photos

1. Open the Photos app on your Mac.
2. Select the photos you want to delete.
3. In the File menu, choose Export Original.
4. Select a designated folder to save the exported photos.

Find Duplicate Files

1. Download and install a duplicate finder application like DupeGuru.
2. Launch DupeGuru and select the folder where you saved the exported photos and referenced photos folder.
3. Run a scan to identify duplicate files.

Delete Duplicate Files

1. Review the list of duplicate files generated by DupeGuru.
2. Delete all identified duplicate files.

Note: This process assumes all file names are unique. If duplicates have similar names, you might need to manually review and select the correct files to delete.

This article provides a step-by-step procedure for unlocking and accessing a Luks encrypted disk using SSH on an Ubuntu server.

Install Dropbear

To enable SSH access on your Ubuntu server, you’ll need to install Dropbear. Run the following commands:

This article explains how to address a potential issue with OpenSSH configuration after uninstalling and reinstalling the service.

The Problem

When OpenSSH is uninstalled via the Installer, the configuration for the sshd service might be removed. Even if you reinstall OpenSSH through the Feature option, the configuration may still be missing. This can prevent SSH from functioning properly.