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Everything about Apple File System
Copy-on-write file system developed by Apple
Apple File System (APFS) is a proprietary file system developed and deployed by Apple Inc. for macOS Sierra (10.12.4) and later, iOS 10.3, tvOS 10.2, watchOS 3.2, and all versions of iPadOS. It aims to fix core problems of HFS+, APFS's predecessor, which had been in use since 1998. APFS is optimized for solid-state drive storage and supports encryption, snapshots, and improved handling of metadata integrity. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Apple File SystemA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Big Book of Apple HacksThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Investigation and Optimization of File Hierarchy Size Estimation Methods in APFS (Apple File System)Cited 0 times
- Go sideways: HFS PlusA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Time Machine (macOS)A closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Big Book of Apple HacksChris Seibold · 2008
Solving problems in scientific computing using Maple and MATLABWalter Gander · 1993
Applied Statistics Using SPSS, STATISTICA, MATLAB and RJoaquim P. Marques de Sá · 2003
Mac answers!Bob LeVitus, Bob Levitus · 1998
Advances in Digital Forensics VIIIGilbert Peterson · 2012
Macworld Mac SECRETSDavid Pogue · 1997
Dr. MacintoshBob LeVitus · 1989
The complete idiot's guide to Macintosh OS 8.5Todd Stauffer · 1998
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