No libraries involved beyond the standard Cocoa frameworks and whatnot that you need to make a typical OS X app. My tool creates the whole data structure manually, using the spec in Inside Macintosh. Maybe we could try to sync a folder and an HFS image? I believe HFSUtils can be used for that. We should think of a way of allowing users to alter the existing HFS image contents, but only thinking of creating a bespoke UI for drag-and-drop and listing folders like HFVExplorer makes me tired. Or maybe not, maybe that's just adding complexity to something that already works. if we could make a converter to get all contents from a HFS+ image and copy over to a "replica" in HFS, it could be a nice alternative. How did you do that, CharlesS? Did you use any libraries or do you create the whole data structure manually? You mention the image is done from scratch, that's why I ask. I just tested HFS Disk Maker, it is very handy. Your app works fine here (in Yosemite) to create a new empty HFS (or HFS+) image of any size. It makes it easy to transfer files from OSX to a 68k emulator. HFS Disk Maker creates HFS disk images from a file or from a folder with files. Regensburg wrote:I was indeed not aware of your app, I knew the HFS Disk Maker by CharlesS that this topic is about. Please feel free to tag onto this posting with notes of issues you have found. I am not a major user of iCloud other than appointments/reminders which is all good. The iLife and iWork suites update but leave behind the previous versions which is a nice touch. Parallels is fine as long as you've updated to the latest version. It is actively maintained and utilised less CPU for the same work. The latter doesn't auto-mount the drives but the switch is a blessing in disguise. With regards other software I have had to switch from Zevo (no longer maintained) to Open ZFS. My preference is for how iMovie v9, Lightroom etc work. That it doesn't convert existing events just ices the cake. I also do not like the way the new iMovie utilises an iPhoto-esque hide inside way of dealing with movies. I have opted instead to use Media Converter - a free application - with a preset (Re-wrap AVCHD for Quicktime - uncompressed Audio) to enable iMovie v9 to utilise the files. It'll do a handful then leave the others without mention of why. It offers the ability to read in my XAVC files but simply refuses to convert my iMovie v9 events. I performed the update by way of a fresh install and data restore from Time Machine. So, I have performed my testing and taken the leap of faith albeit with a disk image to roll back to. I am in the process of testing with each but, as you can guess, that is a highly involved and long-winded process that will likely leave some stone or other unturned. Is there anything privacy invading or regime/doctrine changing between Mavericks and Yosemite that may lead me to choose the former over the latter rather than just use the latest? The continuity/handoff stuff isn't applicable as the iMac is pre-BT4.0. I have noticed the Spotlight sends queries to Apple and Bing which can be switched off. The trouble with all the searches I have done so far is that they mainly turn up puff-piece reviews by kool-aid drinkers that evangelise any and every upgrade and cloud integration whereas I want the warts and all info. I have a simple choice between 10.9.5 and 10.10.2 are there an major issues/gotchas with either of these versions that I should take into consideration? Privacy? Network issues? Compatibility issues? ![]() I need to upgrade it to at least 10.9 to use a certain software package because they stuck fixes for a 10.8 compatible version in with a feature that necessitated a higher OS version! My 2010 i7 iMac running off an internal SSD is currently on OS X 10.8.5.
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