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Craig Federighi confirms that Apple will add Apple File System support for Fusion Drives

This is a bit of good news, even if it lacks a specific date as to when it will be implemented. Following up on news that the first version of macOS High Sierra limited the Apple File System to Macs featuring all-flash built-in storage and excluded iMacs and Mac mini machines that feature Fusion Drives, […]

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Apple File System included in forthcoming macOS High Sierra operating system won’t work on Fusion Drive units, Apple provides instructions for workaround

This could get annoying. Apple has released a technical note describing how the new Apple File System (APFS) feature will be limited to Macs with all-flash built-in storage, which means it won’t work with iMacs and Mac minis that include Fusion Drives. The Fusion Drives were converted to the APFS format during the first beta […]

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WWDC: Apple switching from HFS+ to Apple File System with macOS Sierra

In the midst of new announcements and changes at WWDC, Apple took the wraps off its Apple File System during its Platform State of the Union event after the keynote speech. The change marks the replacement of the HFS+ file system, which has been used by Apple for more than 18 years. According to a […]

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Paragon’s NTFS for Mac updated to version 14, adds just features, fixes

It doesn’t make the news every day, but it’s a useful app to have on hand. Paragon Software’s NTFS, which allows full OS X read and write access to NTFS volumes, has just hit version 14. The new version introduces new volume management functions for NTFS volumes, and it supports all versions of NTFS. Paragon […]

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Carbon Copy Cloner updated to 3.4.5

Late Tuesday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, reached version 3.4.5. The new version, a 6.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed a minor timing issue that would prevent CCC from finishing the submission of an email notification when a scheduled task was configured […]