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.

The Apple File System's killer features: clones and snapshots APFS replaces the hoary HFS+ - a relic with roots in the 1980s - and offers a laundry list of 21st century features.

There are other design changes in MacOS 26 too though. Notably, windows have more rounded corners, and there are more layered ...

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Apple File System, or APFS, is a next-generation file system for Apple products based upon the iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS software platforms, ranging from the Apple Watch to a Mac Pro.

Apple rolled out new versions of macOS and iOS today, bringing the usual round of fixes alongside some new features. On the macOS side of things version 10.12.4 marks the arrival of Night Shift to ...

New features designed into Apple File System In addition to greatly advancing and refining the basic design of HFS+, APFS also introduces a variety of completely new features.

There are a bunch of under-the-hood improvements in macOS Sierra as well. Most notably, Apple is now using its own Apple File System, a move that should do a lot to speed things up in the file system.

Unmentioned in the WWDC keynote, but critical to MacOS, Apple is updating the 30-year-old HFS+ file system. APFS will put a modern foundation under your digital life next year. Here are the key ...