With the release of macOS High Sierra and its upgrade for SSD-based startup volumes to Apple File System (APFS), Macworld readers had many questions about how this new filesystem—more efficient and ...

macOS High Sierra users are once again impacted by a major APFS bug after two other major vulnerabilities affected Apple's new filesystem format in the last five months. This time around, according to ...

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 ...

The first betas of iOS and iPadOS 18 include a new option in the Files app that allows users to reformat external drives when erasing them. Beta testers can currently pick between the APFS, ExFAT, and ...

HFS+ v. APFS: Which Apple File System is Better? Your email has been sent Apple's newest file system, APFS, has modern advancements over the antiquated HFS+, but how does its pros and cons stack up in ...

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, ...