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Tag: file systems

How to best organize your Mac’s files, folders and documents

Friday, November 30, 2018 1:44 pmFriday, November 30, 20183 Comments

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your computer is a mess…

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…

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…

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..

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

APFS: What Apple’s new Apple File System means to you

Friday, June 24, 2016 5:35 pmFriday, June 24, 201619 Comments

Among the tidbits Apple revealed to its developer audience at the recently completed Worldwide Developers Conference…

What macOS Sierra’s new Apple File System means to you

Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:05 amThursday, June 23, 201616 Comments

Sometime next year, Apple will start using a new file system on all its hardware…

Apple File System in detail

Monday, June 20, 2016 1:08 pmMonday, June 20, 201613 Comments

I’m impressed by Apple’s goal of using APFS by default within 18 months…

APFS: New Apple File System promises more speed, flexibility, reliability

Friday, June 17, 2016 10:29 am8 Comments

APFS looks to be a solid foundation for the Apple ecosystem for the next 20 years…

The feds’ll hate this: Apple’s new APFS file system ‘engineered with encryption as a primary feature’

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 3:09 pmTuesday, June 14, 201615 Comments

It’s likely to reignite disputes with law enforcement and security agencies over backdoors for encrypted communications and devices…

Buh-bye HFS+, hello APFS (Apple File System) for macOS!

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 12:00 pmTuesday, June 14, 201624 Comments

The macOS’s UNIX core is designed to make it easy to slide in new file systems, so APFS could become…

Why a visible filesystem in iOS is key for iPad Pro

Thursday, February 4, 2016 3:21 pmMonday, May 23, 201646 Comments

There’s still one area where I think the iPad falls down when comparing it to a Mac…

Rootless: Why jailbreaking iOS 9 will be nearly impossible

Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:30 am21 Comments

Apple is working on a whole new level of security for both iOS and the Mac…

WWDC 2014’s biggest disappointment

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:01 amTuesday, June 17, 201425 Comments

The biggest disappointment of this year’s WWDC is that…

Apple’s iCloud is a black hole

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:31 am71 Comments

When used as designed, iCloud…

Apple granted patent for radical new multidimensional Mac file system featuring game-like 3D navigation

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 12:58 pmTuesday, February 4, 201418 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent today for their invention relating to computer systems…

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