Apple File System FAQ: How APFS works with older Macs, encryption, external drives, and other questions. Mac 911 By Glenn Fleishman, Contributor, Macworld OCT 4, 2017 9:07 am PDT.

Dubbed “APFS” (an acronym that Apple doesn’t completely spell out even in its developer documentation), the file system is meant to replace HFS+, the file system that in turn replaced 1985’s HFS ...

Apple File System to become default in 2017. Apple currently calls APFS, its replacement to HFS+, a developer preview in macOS Sierra, but it expects to complete support across its platforms and ...

Last year Apple introduced their a new file system to developers, planning a 2017 release. The macOS's UNIX core makes it easy to slide in new file systems, so APFS is easy to make the standard FS ...

This massive and long overdue file system upgrade from HFS+ promises higher performance, better data integrity, and a vastly improved Time Machine. APFS up close: What Mac users need to know about ...

Though the feature wasn’t mentioned in Apple’s WWDC 2016 keynote, I’m most excited about the introduction of the Apple File System, or APFS.The preliminary version of the developer ...

Note: Apple File System does not directly implement software RAID, however APFS can be combined with an Apple RAID volume to support Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1) and Concatenation (JBOD). ...

Apple's newest file system, APFS, has modern advancements over the antiquated HFS+, but how does its pros and cons stack up in comparison to its venerable predecessor? Read on to find out.

Back in June, Apple announced its new upcoming file system: APFS, or Apple File System.There was no mention of it in the WWDC keynote, but devotees needed no encouragement.

Yesterday, Apple unleashed a wave of security updates for several of its products, including the new and highly anticipated APFS file system, currently only available with iOS 10.3.

Apple introduced APFS on Monday, a new "modern" file system optimized for SSDs and flash-based storage devices. A Developer Preview is rolling out now.