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How To Find Out What’s Locking Files or Folders in Mac

Tweet One of the first problems that I came across the Mac was the “File in use” error that occurred whenever I tried to unmount a hard drive, or unmount a USB thumb drive. It was annoying because I didn’t know how to find the source. In Windows, I would face the same problem too, [...]

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How To Use Rsync on the Mac – A Backup Solution Better Than Time Machine?

Tweet After getting my Mac set up properly, I was pretty concerned about getting my backups done. Backups are so crucial (Global Backup Survey), especially since everything’s stored electronically these days. Previously, I used to use FolderClone on Windows, but on the Mac, I wondered what options were available to me. Time Machine was pretty [...]

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