How much space do duplicate files take up on your iPad? In theory, they use no extra storage. Thanks to the design of the Apple File System (APFS) used on iOS and macOS, duplicating a file doesn’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

This morning at WWDC, Apple announced that APFS will be the default file system in macOS High Sierra. That's great news -- and here's why. Those features get APFS up to feature parity with just about ...

GrabFS is a new MacFUSE-based file system that creates a screenshot file system to show all your running applications. GrabFS is the brainchild of Amit Singh, who also developed Mac-FUSE, a Mac ...

What is the maximum file size in Mac OS X?<BR><BR>I assume it varies depending on the file system: Mac OS Standard (aka HFS), Mac OS Extended (aka HFS+), or UFS.<BR><BR>I have been trying to copy a ...

Apple announced a new file system that will make its way into all of its OS variants (macOS, tvOS, iOS, watchOS) in the coming years. Media coverage to this point has been mostly breathless ...