Apple s moves point to a future with no bootable backups, says developer The ability to boot from an external drive on an Apple Silicon Mac may not be an option for much longer, with the creation and use of the drives apparently being phased out by Apple, according to developers of backup tools.
For some users, the ability to create a bootable drive for their Mac gives them a safety net, in case the main drive on the Mac breaks or encounters a problem. It is a backup technique that can get users back up and running very quickly, but the option may not be available for much longer with Apple s transition to Apple Silicon.
The ability to boot from an external drive on an Apple Silicon Mac may not be an option for much longer, with the creation and use of the drives apparently being phased out by Apple, according to developers of backup tools.
For some users, the ability to create a bootable drive for their Mac gives them a safety net, in case the main drive on the Mac breaks or encounters a problem. It is a backup technique that can get users back up and running very quickly, but the option may not be available for much longer with Apple s transition to Apple Silicon.
Apple Silicon iMac - Dramatic redesign
Like with the PowerPC to Intel shift before it, Apple s initial wave of Apple Silicon device launches solely focused on making sure an easily recognizable product was offered using the brand new technology. There was a greater need to ensure everything worked, so sticking it into tried and true industrial designs like the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and the Mac mini made sense.
While we ve known that a 24-inch iMac was coming for some time, frankly, we re surprised that Apple didn t take the same route it took during the PowerPC to Intel shift with Apple Silicon iMacs. We were expecting the company to rip out the Intel-based insides of the existing 21.5-inch and 27-inch models, slap Apple Silicon in there, and call it it a day.
Pro Tools 2021.3
The 2021.3 update brings limited Big Sur compatibility, and more besides.
At the end of March, Avid released Pro Tools version 2021.3. While the preceding 2020.12 update brought with it some really significant new features, particularly Audio to MIDI and the integration of Melodyne, 2021.3 is more focused on OS compatibility for Mac users, bringing as it does limited support for Big Sur.
Unlike most OS releases where ‘support’ means exactly that, in the case of Big Sur something being ‘officially supported’ requires closer inspection, because Big Sur support can cover three scenarios: Big Sur on an Intel Mac (though, of course, not all Intel Macs are supported for Big Sur), Big Sur native support on an Apple Silicon Mac, and Big Sur on an Apple Silicon Mac via Rosetta 2. Not the simplest of situations.
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