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How to make a copy of my APFS backup storage?
> Copying old Time Machine backups was slow but possible. And as backups to APFS are saved in snapshots, and there’s no way to copy those, you can’t copy your backup volume. But backups made over a network to sparse bundles can be copied, and RAID systems can mirror backups too.
Why did High Sierra suddenly get Apple updates?
> Although it’s been over a year since the last security update for High Sierra, Apple still updates for XProtect and MRT to combat malware, and to ProVideo formats, MXF Plugins, and other support files. These are listed in the Installations item, under Software, in System Information, for you to check.
Rosetta 2 translates the code of Intel-only apps, and caches them in a locked folder that you can’t access.
Cleaning Intel translations