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Tag: APFS

Carbon Copy Cloner dev: Apple’s macOS 10.15.5 has a trivial bug or a ‘reprehensible’ decision

Friday, May 29, 2020 11:11 am16 Comments

Apple’s macOS 10.15.5 either has a trivial filesystem bug or Apple has made a ‘reprehensible’ decision, says Carbon Copy Cloner developer Mike Bombich…

Apple eyes changes to iOS device management

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 12:16 pmWednesday, June 12, 20191 Comment

Tucked away at the end of [WWDC 2019] late in the week was a 59-minute session…

Apple just got serious about the enterprise: Azure Active Directory integration and super secret APFS volumes

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 10:34 am8 Comments

Amid the hoo-ha surrounding Apple’s WWDC announcements were some nuggets aimed at encouraging enterprises…

Pros and cons of APFS, Apple’s new file system

Friday, March 8, 2019 1:19 pm8 Comments

APFS is a new file system that has been introduced by Apple….

How to use one Mac as a Time Machine destination for another

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:00 pmWednesday, December 12, 20185 Comments

Here’s a strange (but interesting!) thing you can do with APFS under Mojave and High Sierra…

Apple’s Craig Federighi: We’ll address APFS support for Fusion Drives ‘very soon’

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:27 amWednesday, May 23, 201813 Comments

With the launch of macOS High Sierra, Apple introduced a new Apple File System for Macs…

How Apple’s new filing system is thwarting law enforcement and could affect you

Monday, March 12, 2018 1:04 pm13 Comments

While Apple’s new APFS system for organising data on solid state hard drives…

Should you upgrade your Fusion Drive iMac to macOS High Sierra?

Thursday, March 1, 2018 11:49 am9 Comments

Someday far in the future, Apple will have settled fully into using its new macOS filesystem…

Warning: Mac users, don’t convert your Time Machine volume from HFS+ to APFS

Friday, February 23, 2018 11:16 am30 Comments

Months after the release of macOS 10.13 High Sierra, folks are still having problems…

macOS update paranoia and when will Apple’s APFS finally work on Fusion drives?

Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:01 pmThursday, January 25, 20187 Comments

Apple’s promised fix for the inability to convert a Fusion drive to the Apple File System (APFS) is MIA…

The ins and outs of Apple’s new file system, APFS

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 11:27 amTuesday, October 31, 20176 Comments

macOS High Sierra will upgrade your startup drive to APFS by default…

How to skip converting to Apple File System when installing macOS High Sierra

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 9:27 amWednesday, October 18, 20176 Comments

With a little command line magic, you can skip converting to APFS during macOS High Sierra installation…

macOS High Sierra and APFS: Cautions!

Friday, October 6, 2017 1:01 pmFriday, October 6, 20176 Comments

Along with the release of the first developer beta of macOS Sierra in June of 2016…

Apple’s macOS High Sierra: You’ll hardly notice

Thursday, October 5, 2017 10:55 amThursday, October 5, 201722 Comments

At one time, a new version of macOS might have been a huge deal. Apple would announce over 200 new features…

Yes, you can mount HFS+ volumes with macOS High Sierra and Apple File System

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 12:00 pmWednesday, September 27, 201716 Comments

macOS High Sierra introduces a new file system call Apple File System…

Ars Technica reviews macOS 10.13 High Sierra: The Mac gets its strongest foundation ever

Monday, September 25, 2017 2:58 pm9 Comments

Most of Apple’s development work this time around went into under-the-hood additions and updates to foundational technologies…

Apple releases macOS High Sierra with Apple File System

Monday, September 25, 2017 2:11 pmMonday, September 25, 201716 Comments

Apple today announced macOS High Sierra, the latest release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system…

Reliving that OS X Snow Leopard magic

Friday, September 22, 2017 4:05 pm44 Comments

Enthusiasts of all types always have that one special obsession…

macOS High Sierra’s best new features are the ones you won’t notice

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 10:55 amTuesday, September 12, 201714 Comments

Apple’s latest update is going to disappoint a lot of people…

What you need to know about transitioning to APFS in macOS High Sierra

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 1:26 pm15 Comments

Apple in June announced that macOS High Sierra will come with the new Apple File System (APFS) on all supported Macs..

100+ new features in macOS High Sierra

Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:14 amThursday, August 17, 20176 Comments

Say hello to macOS High Sierra, Apple’s newest operating system update for Macs…

MacOS High Sierra preview: All the best new features tested

Thursday, July 6, 2017 2:44 pmThursday, July 6, 20175 Comments

Apple’s commitment to running out free annual updates to its desktop operating system is to be commended…

Early exposure to Apple’s macOS High Sierra public beta

Monday, July 3, 2017 12:55 pmMonday, July 3, 201714 Comments

With the release of the public beta, it appeared that Apple felt it was safe enough…

macOS High Sierra tech preview: A quick look at what’s under the hood

Monday, June 19, 2017 11:30 amMonday, June 19, 20173 Comments

Even by the standards of recent macOS releases, this year’s High Sierra is shaping up to be…

6 things I love about macOS High Sierra (so far)

Monday, June 12, 2017 12:08 pm7 Comments

Every time Apple updates its Mac operating system, some new features get added that completely change…

40 awesome macOS High Sierra features and changes

Sunday, June 11, 2017 10:37 am5 Comments

As the name suggests, macOS High Sierra is a refinement update…

iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra: Waiting for the Public Beta?

Friday, June 9, 2017 1:27 pm4 Comments

Apple’s OS schedule this year is pretty much the same as last year’s…

macOS High Sierra delivers advanced technologies for storage, video and graphics

Monday, June 5, 2017 3:47 pm13 Comments

Apple today previewed macOS High Sierra, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system…

APFS: New file system is Apple’s foundation for the future

Monday, April 10, 2017 1:02 pm14 Comments

If we dig a little deeper there’s a story to be told…

APFS: 10 things you should know about Apple’s new file system

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 1:02 pm7 Comments

iOS 10.3 just went live and with it, millions of users across the world updated to an entirely new file system…

Apple just pulled off one of the great engineering feats of all time

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 11:27 amTuesday, October 31, 201722 Comments

Think 20th century vs. 21st century. Also, think Apple against the rest of the world…

Why Apple’s iOS 10.3 makes your iPhone and iPad feel snappier

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 1:24 pm4 Comments

Yesterday, Apple dropped iOS 10.3 that comes with a number of new features and enhancements…

Apple dials up encryption even further as mobile threats soar

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 11:44 amTuesday, March 28, 201710 Comments

The monthly smartphone infection rate in the second half of 2016 jumped 83% from the first six months…

Apple’s iOS 10.3 delivers brand-new Apple File System

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 10:57 amTuesday, March 28, 20177 Comments

The APFS system was announced last year WWDC…

iOS 10.3’s longer than usual installation likely due to switch to new Apple File System

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 10:25 amTuesday, March 28, 20177 Comments

Early adopters of the full iOS 10.3 release are seeing lengthy install processes…

You must back up your iPhone and iPad before upgrading to Apple’s iOS 10.3, due soon

Friday, March 10, 2017 11:28 amFriday, March 10, 201719 Comments

Apple’s iOS 10.3 contains a massive change…

Testing snapshots in Apple’s next-gen APFS file system

Sunday, February 12, 2017 11:45 amSunday, February 12, 201713 Comments

Back in June, Apple announced its new upcoming file system: APFS, or Apple File System…

What you need to know about APFS, Apple’s next-gen file system for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Monday, February 6, 2017 2:26 pmMonday, February 6, 201713 Comments

APFS is the Apple File System. It was introduced at WWDC 2016 and, starting this year…

Apple’s iOS 10.3: A very, very important upgrade

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 10:28 am28 Comments

Developers are currently beta testing iOS 10.3…

Mac administrators seeing changes on the horizon, new plans could alter how Apple machines are managed

Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:14 am12 Comments

A looming set of changes to the macOS has some administrators worried that the way they manage and configure…

macOS Sierra’s coming file system

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 3:01 pm9 Comments

macOS Sierra went out yesterday, with a number of features that users will…

ZFS developer analyzes of the good and bad in Apple’s new APFS file system

Sunday, June 26, 2016 12:53 pm19 Comments

I’m not sure Apple absolutely had to replace HFS+, but likely they had passed an inflection point…

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