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 Mac ...

At its WWDC developer conference today, Apple revealed that its latest (not very creatively named) macOS system, High Sierra, will run Apple File System (APFS). Apple claims that High Sierra is its ...

Apple File System The most significant change in High Sierra is something you'll never actually see. It's now relying on Apple File System (APFS) instead of HFS+, which has been the de facto Mac file ...

Apple’s desktop operating system macOS is getting an update. But arguably the most important feature in that update is what’s running in the background with the operating system. At the Worldwide ...

While the file system is a computer’s most vital organ, to the normal consumer it’s a bore, and even from knowledgable critics it rarely draws praise. But let’s not ignore the all-important whats and ...

Although .dmg is a macOS disk format, there are a number reasons of why you'd want open them on Windows computers. Here's how to get started. The .dmg (Disk Image) suffix is associated with Apple's ...

For those who use both Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS, having a single external hard drive that is compatible with both operating systems could be very beneficial. The problem with this is that by ...

A sure-fire way to prevent your Mac from slowing down and avoid errors like "Your startup disk is almost full" is to regularly free up storage space. There are several things you can do to achieve ...

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