Mac File Systems Explained | APFS, HFS+ & More

Apple Macs have been growing in popularity over the decades and have become a staple device in not just the home but also in many businesses too. But one factor we sometimes over look is how these machines manages all the data from the operating system to our documents, and thats in part thanks to macOS's File System! So we take a look at not only what macs are running currently but also some other file systems for macs that you should be aware of!

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[martinb.]

It should be mentioned, that in 2009, Apple thought about adding support/switching to ZFS, but cancelled this roadmap. Anyway, major features (volumes/~LVM equivalent, snapshotting), of APFS obviously have been taken from there. I guess, they considered ZFS too bloated (RAM usage; just like Btrfs made its way to Linux distros), and they needed to seemlessly integrate their metadata.

[michael-k]

Should I format my drive in OS journaled or APFS?

[dianaalyssa]

Ext4 and NTFS. Linux and Windows (mostly just gaming). If I come across my old MacBook Pro, I might back it up and throw Linux on it.