(Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in June 30, 2016, but has been updated with new info since the release of iOS 10.3) It’s hard to believe that Apple’s speedy Macs are still using ...

APFS is Apple's first new file system in more than 30 years. Here's what it means for existing Macs and new hardware. I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for more than 40 years, ...

Consumers (read: probably you) don’t typically dig into their file system; they only get upset when they run out of space on their computer. That’s part of the reason Apple created its new, ...

This is a crazy week. Not only are we finding ourselves flipping between the E3 2016 gaming convention and Apple’s own developer conference (WWDC), Apple has separately decided to surprise us all with ...

When Apple released macOS 10.13 High Sierra in 2017, one of its most notable features was nearly invisible. Installing the update on a Mac with a solid-state drive (SSD)—but not a Fusion ...

One of the new features in Apple’s macOS High Sierra is their new APFS file system (Apple File System). This innovative file system is currently only supported by Solid State Drives (SSDs) on the Mac.

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31442945#p31442945:3nir1k87 said: marcoskirsch[/url]":3nir1k87]This is a good overview. There's some big features ...

macOS High Sierra introduces a new file system call Apple File System, or APFS. APFS replaces the old file system, called HFS+. APFS has a lot of inherent advantages beyond just being modernized that ...

Although Apple started using the new APFS file system by default a couple of years ago in Mac OS 10.14 Mojave, the Time Machine backup system has continued to use the old HFS+ file system. The reason ...

Under certain conditions, macOS may copy data into the void, leading to data loss of important files, all due to a bug in how the operating system handles APFS sparse disk images. The issue was ...

MacOS High Sierra just came out of beta and is available to the public, but some users may feel left out by the current limitations of Apple’s new file system (APFS). The new system currently supports ...