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In Disk Utility on your Mac, format disks or volumes using Apple File System (APFS), Mac OS Extended, MS-DOS (FAT), and ExFAT.

January 26, 2025 - When I acquired my 'new to me' iMac I formatted my external hard drives to APFS but left my TM disk as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). My external disk are getting slower and slower to wake and I'm now wondering is this formatting is to blame. Should I revert to using MacOS Extended for my...

March 3, 2023 - I have two Pegasus 32TB storage, 1 formatted with Mac OS Journaled and the other 1 formatted with APFS.

March 26, 2026 - APFS is the default file system of macOS. It has optimized performance with flash storage, enhanced security, and simpler data management. Mac OS Extended is a legacy file system that works on older macOS versions. It still supports features like encryption and journaling.

January 4, 2024 - Intel iMAC format APFS on Ventura 13.6.3. 2T Seagate format Mac OS Ext. (Journaled) For Time Machine only. The Time Machine drive does dismount itself once in awhile, but usually it’s fine. 2T Seagate (format unknown right now) used for file storage. Since upgrading to Ventura, the 2nd drive...

January 18, 2025 - My Archive disk for putting aside files is usually a HDD and I recently moved them over to a 14 TB drive. I usually format this as Mac OS Extended as I heard that APFS is not very good on a hard disk drive and better for SDD. I have many folders and subfolders and it seems that every time I ...

2 weeks ago - Are you confused about APFS and Mac OS Extended file format by Apple? Then this easy guide will help you understand the difference, know about the pros and cons, and more. While the Mac OS Extended has been there for a while, the APFS is now being used in the latest versions of the OS.

MacOS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) ... standard journaled format. NOTE: In macOS 28, Apple will drop support for volumes in this format. See the section below for more information. According to an Apple support document, starting with macOS 28, encrypted Mac OS Extended (HFS+) volumes will no longer be supported. Only unencrypted HFS+ volumes will continue to mount. If you have an older encrypted external HDD, you'll need to either decrypt it or reformat it as APFS before ...

July 3, 2024 - Do you know what format your hard drive is using? What’s the difference between NTFS, APFS or Mac OS Extended? What does Journaled mean? Which file system should you use on a Mac? If you&#821…

June 12, 2023 - Most OS can read and write, and some like macOS require third-party software to write. ... The main reason to use NTFS over anything else is the features for Windows users. It has an overhead over file operations, like happens on Ext4, APFS, HFS and so forth, but that is a small tax to pay when you get journaling...

September 2, 2025 - Using the wrong format for Time Machine: If your Mac is running Big Sur or newer, Time Machine requires APFS for the backup drive. For older systems, stick with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or backups won’t work properly.

Mac OS Extended (Journale... ... External Solid State Driv... ... Is APFS less reliable than MacOS Extended Journaled file format? I'm cloning my User folder to an external SSD using Carbon Copy Cloner?

October 15, 2022 - I just read another thread which went quiet in June about something similar. People seemed to say MacOS extended journaled was a better choice for portable SSDs like he T7 and Sandisk Extreme, and that APFS could have issues with Kontakt and certain libraries.

November 22, 2017 - My Macbook Air has SSD so it automatically switched to APFS when I updated to High Sierra. I don't recall being asked if I wanted to when I updated an older iMac to High Sierra. I was surprised to find it is Mac OS Extended and not HFS+. Either way I did a bunch of reading and APFS is tuned for...

October 31, 2023 - The biggest downside to using APFS is that Macs with older macOS versions (macOS 10.12.6 Sierra and older) can't read, write, or access drives that use it. Thus, if you're using an older Mac, you'll need to either keep using Mac OS Extended or use an alternative such as ExFAT instead. Time Machine, which is commonly used to back up data on a Mac, uses Mac OS Extended (Journaled...

August 5, 2025 - APFS refers to Apple File System, which is a proprietary file system used by Mac devices running macOS 10.13 or later. APFS is a better choice for solid state and flash drives. Mac OS Extended is a journaling file system used by macOS 10.12 or earlier.

December 2, 2025 - The two native Mac file systems ... as macOS Extended (Journaled), was the default file system, and the only question was whether you used the standard format or the case-sensitive or encrypted versions. However, there’s a relatively new kid in town — APFS. Think of APFS as a modern, more flexible version of HFS+. It’s designed for SSDs but works just as well on mechanical hard drives. ... One of the key features of APFS — and one of the reasons it has replaced Mac OS Extended — ...

October 31, 2017 - In addition to his work at How-To ... Street Journal, Popular Science, Wired, PCMag, MakeUseOf, Lifehacker, and Zapier. ... So you're using Disk Utility to partition your new hard drive when you're presented with a choice of potential file systems. The list is longer than you'd think, with terms like "APFS (Case-sensitive)" and "Mac OS Extended (Journaled, ...