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Using APFS On HDDs … And Why You Might Not Want To

After 16 months of using and testing APFS—Apple's new file system—I’ve come to the conclusion that you probably don’t want to use it on HDDs (disks with rotating platters). Why? Well, to understand why APFS and HDDs are not well...

The Speed of APFS: Just How Fast Is It?

Ever since the first beta of Sierra (Mac OS 10.12), I have been interested in Apple's new file system, APFS. As the first new file system released by Apple in almost 30 years, I knew this file system would be...

Can APFS be used with Time Machine, Boot Camp, and File Vault?

macOS High Sierra contains many new features and capabilities, but APFS (Apple File System) is certainly one of the biggest changes. Changing the primary file system used by the Mac, or for that matter, any computer system is a big...

Video Presentation: Taking A Deep Dive into Apple’s APFS

Watch Tim Standing, VP of Software Engineering for OWC Holdings Inc., talk about APFS at the Mac Sys Admin conference in Sweden—including why APFS was needed, how it works and what you should (and shouldn't) be using it for.  Related: Translating...

OWC Aura Pro X SSDs for Most 2013 & Later Macs Now Available

Other World Computing announced today the availability of new Aura Pro X SSDs, integrating the latest NVME and 3D MLC for exceptional power efficiencies while delivering superior data performance of up to 1600MB/s. The Aura family of drives has always been...

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15 macOS Keyboard Shortcuts To Improve Your Productivity

Apple was the first company to bring the graphical user interface and mouse to the masses with the original Mac, and today it’s rare to find any sort of personal computer without a pointing device. There’s only one problem with...

Three Paths Apple Could Take the Modular Mac Pro, Part 2

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UehH8uT5uq0] In April of 2017, Apple announced that they were working on a new “modular” pro Mac. Beyond their mea culpas on the current state of the Mac Pro, they essentially said “we’re working on it” without providing much...

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