Sparse disk image data loss Since we posted a reader report yesterday that claimed restarting or shutting down while a sparse disk image is mounted leads to data corruption on the disk image, we've ...

In the latest releases of both my ebooks on backups (“Take Control of Mac OS X Backups” and “Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard“), I include sidebars titled “(Sparse) Bundles of Joy,” in which I ...

One useful OS X feature is the ability to create disk images. A disk image is a single file that, when double-clicked, appears like a typical hard drive to the operating system. (Most software you ...

Under certain conditions, macOS may copy data into the void, leading to data loss of important files, all due to a bug in how the operating system handles APFS sparse disk images. The issue was ...

I don't have an answer, but I do have a data point. I just opened an encrypted sparse image successfully on MacOS Sonoma 14.8.2 I am remaining on this version for a couple of reasons – and now, it ...

Sparse coding is a hot area in the field of Deep Learning. Deep learning and sparse coding appears highly promising for increasing the accuracy of image classification and it enables a system to look ...

A practical detail in the upcoming new Mac operating system macOS 26 aka Tahoe: Apple has tweaked its encrypted disk images. As IT blogger and Mac & i author Howard Oakley has noticed, the Mac ...