Apple warns users not to try running High Sierra from a Fusion Drive formatted in APFS, and advises beta testers how to switch back to the old file system.
Fusion Drive
Apple’s release of new iPhones and iOS 11 next week will trigger a series of events which will bring great embarrassment. Its new file system APFS is at the centre.
In the last couple of days, Apple has revealed that the High Sierra installer will not convert its […]
SSD or hard disk? Western Digital, HGST or Seagate? Multiple smaller capacities, or one big disk?
Can your Mac control sleep of its display, disks and system independently of one another? Many can’t.
Sometimes the Sierra installer app fails, leaving you frustratingly still in El Capitan. Here’s what to do next.
Back in February 2016, a pioneering project published in MacFormat magazine (pp 64-67) demonstrated how users could make […]
How often, and how much? Decide by thinking through how you would use your backup to restore your Mac after disaster.
Two free tools to check how long your SSD, including those in Fusion Drives, is likely to last.
How long will the SSD in your Mac last before it fails? Some seem to be going to an early grave. Is yours?
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