How does copy on write work, and how do clones grow apart? What effect do they have on the use of space and performance?
copy on write
APFS is almost 4 years old, and set out to solve the problem of accumulation of minor errors which has plagued HFS+. Has it?
Some simple card tricks using TextEdit files demonstrate that most current apps don’t use new features in APFS. But they’re still safe and efficient.
How can you refer to an important file or directory, no matter where it’s moved on a volume, even when it’s renamed?
iOS 10.3, released on 27 March 2017, thrust the new file system on a great many unsuspecting users. Apple chose a high risk strategy. Has it paid off?
Explains how Time Machine knows what to back up, why it performs deep event scans, and how that system is different from HFS+ journaling.
One of the major ‘new’ features in the new file system coming in High Sierra. But how does it help the Mac user?
The Eclectic Light Company 