9 Jan
2023
9 Jan
'23
8:02 a.m.
On 1/8/23 23:21, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
On 1/8/23 8:41 PM, Doc Shipley via cctalk wrote:
Short version is that the GUI Disk Utility hides too much of what
it's doing AND, more to the point, makes assumptions by default. Yes,
it's possible to override the default but after [holy crap!] 2 decades
of using it I still have to fumble around.
I much prefer the command-line "diskutil". It's the same tool, I guess,
but the CLI demands explicit control. In almost every operation that
writes to disk, if you leave out a parameter the operation doesn't
happen. Bonus, you can get very detailed diagnostic info.
Plus, you know... I'm still a little averse to pointy clicky.
Doc
I avoid Disk Utility like the plague.
Doc, will you please elaborate on why you avoid the Disk Utility (.app)?