APFS
E41425
APFS (Apple File System) is Apple's modern, high-performance file system designed for macOS and other Apple platforms, featuring strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, and improved reliability over its predecessors.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| APFS file system | 0 | 1 |
| Apple File System | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple technology
→
file system → |
| defaultFileSystemFor |
iOS 10.3 and later
→
macOS High Sierra and later → tvOS 10.2 and later → watchOS 3.2 and later → |
| designedFor | solid-state drives → |
| developer | Apple Inc. → |
| encryptionMode |
multi-key encryption
→
no encryption → single-key encryption → |
| feature |
TRIM support
→
clones → copy-on-write metadata → crash protection → fast directory sizing → nanosecond timestamp resolution → snapshots → space sharing → space-efficient file copies → space-efficient snapshots → sparse files → strong encryption → |
| firstShippedIn |
iOS
→
surface form:
iOS 10.3
macOS →
surface form:
macOS High Sierra
|
| fullName |
APFS
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Apple File System
|
| introducedAtEvent | WWDC 2016 → |
| license | proprietary → |
| operatingSystemFamily |
iOS
→
iPadOS → macOS → tvOS → watchOS → |
| optimizedFor | flash and SSD storage → |
| replaces |
HFS Plus
→
surface form:
HFS+
|
| snapshotType | read-only snapshots → |
| supports |
64-bit inode numbers
→
Fusion Drives → case-insensitive volumes → case-sensitive volumes → flash storage → full disk encryption → hard disk drives → large file sizes → large volume sizes → per-file encryption → space sharing between volumes → sparse files → volume groups → |
| vendor | Apple Inc. → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
APFS file system