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Working with files, terminal and AI on a Mac.
Organizing an external drive: what the free tier covers
organizing an external drive ryoukin: what macOS already gives you at no cost, what actually has a price attached, and how to tell whether paying for a tool removes your real blocker.
Organizing an external drive: what it does and where it breaks down
organizing an external drive means three different jobs on a Mac: freeing space, making files findable, and keeping copies. Here is where each one breaks, with measured behaviour.
Organizing an external drive: the setup order that holds up
organizing an external drive works when four decisions are made before anything moves, and when the copy command is chosen for what it preserves. Measured results on macOS 26.
File search alternatives: what you can drop
file search alternatives on a Mac, sorted into four layers: the index, the filesystem walk, content matching, and layout. Which layer to keep, and what dropping each one actually costs.
File search: how to decide what you need
A way to decide file search on a Mac by requirement rather than by feature list: three questions, the index versus walk trade, a ten minute test, and the costs that surface later.
File search not working: what to check, in order
When file search stops returning the file you know exists on a Mac, these are the checks in cost order: the query, the scope, exclusions, volume indexing, unreachable places, then a rebuild.
File search: what the free tier covers
A file search ryoukin breakdown for Mac: what ships free, what open source adds at no licence cost, what paid tools actually sell, and five things to check besides price.
Downloads folder cleanup not working: what to check, in order
A rule was built to tidy the Downloads folder and nothing moves. Downloads folder cleanup fuguai, diagnosed in order: trigger, watched path, permissions, predicate, and the move itself.