Sleepimage hasn't gone. It & any swapfiles are now in a different form, contained within a permanently-mounted volume.
// @streakmachine @kdfrawg
@kdfrawg Doesn't seem to have made much noticeable difference on the MBA, I updated that because it would get converted to APFS. Lost a few GB of space with the update. It seems that the sleepimage is gone.
// @streakmachine
Most odd. High Sierra doesn't sow up in the MAS as an update. But I found it when I searched for it.
FUCK YOURSELF, APPLE! MacBook Air has been badgering me to back up to Time Machine drives for a few days now. So when I do try, the fucken whoring backup does FUCK ALL except “preparing backup” for the last 50 minutes.
And there’s no sign of Hi Sierra
Just been reading bits of the Mac User Group's monthly PDF magazine (48 full-colour pages) on my iMac. nothing unusual about that but I did it without using my glasses. If the iMac didn't have a Retina display there's no way I'd have managed that.
Today I ordered a USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) to SATA adaptor to make a faster connection to some 2.5-in HDs & an SSD. I currently use either a USB 3·0 to SATA interface or a Thunderbolt 3/Thunderbolt 1/Firewire 800 adaptor.
Slurping down a big cup of Yorkshire Gold tea at 2 am because: (a) I like it & (b) it’s great tea