Apple File System

<p>Apple File System (APFS) is a <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">file system</a> developed and deployed by <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a> for <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> <a href="/facts/MacOS_Sierra/jV5ocHbo"> Sierra (10.12.4)</a> and later, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> <a href="/facts/IOS_10/0bLu9tyC">10.3</a>, <a href="/facts/TvOS/jDMqvvfI">tvOS</a> 10.2, <a href="/facts/WatchOS/zH1fkn2R">watchOS</a> 3.2, and all versions of <a href="/facts/IPadOS/fClrmH7D">iPadOS</a>. It aims to fix <a href="/facts/HFS_Plus/sWk14kM5">core problems</a> of <a href="/facts/HFS_Plus/sWk14kM5">HFS+</a> (also called Mac OS Extended), APFS's predecessor which had been in use since 1998. APFS is optimized for <a href="/facts/Solid-state_drive/aMHBy8gU">solid-state drive</a> storage and supports <a href="/facts/Encryption/16q29Fdv">encryption</a>, <a href="/facts/Snapshot_(computer_storage)/LKm3NX2A">snapshots</a>, and improved handling of <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc">metadata</a> integrity.
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Apple File System