Yesterday macOS High Sierra became available on all compatible Mac computers. Among other things, it offers a new file system Apple File System (APFS), which became available in iOS from version 10.3. However, last week it turned out that APFS will be introduced only on Mac, equipped with SSD.
This means that older computers like Mac mini and iMac that have a regular hard drive or Fusion Drive will not be able to take advantage of APFS. However, senior vice president of software development at Apple, Craig Federigi, said that the Fusion Drive media will get APFS support soon with one of the macOS updates.
Interestingly, the first beta version of macOS High Sierra, released earlier this year, it had. Apparently, Apple had to temporarily abandon it due to some flaws that put the normal operation of the media in jeopardy.
The new file system is aimed at flash memory drives that significantly outperform the usual hard drives and even Fusion Drives. With her everyday activities like copying files and counting the size of folders become almost instant. Another advantage of APFS is the 64-bit architecture, which increases its stability. It replaced HFS +, which was released with the release of Mac OS 8.1 in 1998.
This means that older computers like Mac mini and iMac that have a regular hard drive or Fusion Drive will not be able to take advantage of APFS. However, senior vice president of software development at Apple, Craig Federigi, said that the Fusion Drive media will get APFS support soon with one of the macOS updates.
Interestingly, the first beta version of macOS High Sierra, released earlier this year, it had. Apparently, Apple had to temporarily abandon it due to some flaws that put the normal operation of the media in jeopardy.
The new file system is aimed at flash memory drives that significantly outperform the usual hard drives and even Fusion Drives. With her everyday activities like copying files and counting the size of folders become almost instant. Another advantage of APFS is the 64-bit architecture, which increases its stability. It replaced HFS +, which was released with the release of Mac OS 8.1 in 1998.
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