macOS
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Quick-fire questions
Why can’t I authenticate using Hide My Email?
> Websites requiring you to provide an email address to confirm identity should accept any valid address, including those for Monterey’s Hide My Email. Some now refuse, confirming that site uses your email to obtain private info about you.
How to change my Apple ID email address?
> When you have a reliable replacement email address, open appleid.apple.com and sign in. In the Account section, click Edit, then Change Apple ID. Enter the new address and click Continue. If your new address isn’t hosted by Apple, you’ll receive a verification code. Instructions are at bit.ly/mac372 changeappleid.
What happens with writeable files?
Q I’ve read that macOS Monterey’s system is kept in a snapshot which can’t be changed. So how does it keep writable files like caches, and how is it updated?