Hierarchical File System Plus, also known as Mac OS Extended, is the primary file system format used in Mac computers. Windows, on the other hand, runs off file allocation system or New Technology ...

The main benefits of APFS over the Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+), also known as Mac OS Extended, are increased reliability and data integrity, built-in encryption, snapshots, cloning ...

Over the past couple of years, the usurpation of the current Mac's HFS+ file system by Sun's ZFS has been predicted. Sometimes that message has been delivered (incorrectly) by Sun top brass. While ...

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 has been using its 31-year-old Hierarchical File System (HFS) for iOS devices so far. It was originally designed for Macs with floppy or hard disks, and not for modern mobile devices with ...

Apple’s original Hierarchical File System (HFS) is more than 30 years old, launched way back in 1985 and followed up by the currently-used HFS+ file system in 1998.

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.

A big part of this will be Apple’s File System replacing the Hierarchical File System, which the company claims its own file system will be more safe and stable. It will also be much faster.

One of the major new features in OS X Mountain Lion is greater integration with iCloud, with one of the additions being new Documents in the Cloud ...