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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1798139" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>Hi SarahRose</p><p></p><p>Here is a rough breakdown of the options available:</p><p></p><p><strong>Hard Drive File Systems</strong></p><p></p><p>HFS+ (Hierarchical File System), a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - the standard and Apple-recommended Format.</p><p>File system used by Mac OS and needed for Time Machine. (Including a situation where your Mac's HD is APFS)</p><p>Windows requires additional software to use the Mac OS</p><p></p><p>NTFS (Windows NT File System)</p><p>Read/Write NTFS from native Windows</p><p>Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X</p><p>OS X needs additional software for interaction</p><p></p><p>FAT32 (File Allocation Table) aka MS-DOS</p><p>Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS</p><p>You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB</p><p></p><p>If you need to transfer files larger than*4 GB*between Macs and PCs: Use*exFAT. </p><p></p><p>Moving forward to macOS High Sierra - all Solid State Drives will/have be converted to Apple File System (APFS). Spinning platter drives and Fusion Drives (Combo spinning platter and solid state drive) will remain HFS+</p><p></p><p>Moving further forward to the next Operating System (Mojave), in all probability all Internal Hard Drives, however set up, will be converted to APFS.</p><p></p><p>As an<strong> approximate</strong> description of the differences and what they mean:</p><p></p><p>APFS and HFS+ are filing systems on the drives themselves and have nothing to do with how the actual files stored on them are formatted. Think of it as just a new addressing system for your storage device like post office boxes that hold your mail. The box is different but the mail inside is the same.</p><p></p><p>I think that's the best I can do to explain the situation. Wiser minds may clarify further.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1798139, member: 83420"] Hi SarahRose Here is a rough breakdown of the options available: [B]Hard Drive File Systems[/B] HFS+ (Hierarchical File System), a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - the standard and Apple-recommended Format. File system used by Mac OS and needed for Time Machine. (Including a situation where your Mac's HD is APFS) Windows requires additional software to use the Mac OS NTFS (Windows NT File System) Read/Write NTFS from native Windows Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X OS X needs additional software for interaction FAT32 (File Allocation Table) aka MS-DOS Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB If you need to transfer files larger than*4 GB*between Macs and PCs: Use*exFAT. Moving forward to macOS High Sierra - all Solid State Drives will/have be converted to Apple File System (APFS). Spinning platter drives and Fusion Drives (Combo spinning platter and solid state drive) will remain HFS+ Moving further forward to the next Operating System (Mojave), in all probability all Internal Hard Drives, however set up, will be converted to APFS. As an[B] approximate[/B] description of the differences and what they mean: APFS and HFS+ are filing systems on the drives themselves and have nothing to do with how the actual files stored on them are formatted. Think of it as just a new addressing system for your storage device like post office boxes that hold your mail. The box is different but the mail inside is the same. I think that's the best I can do to explain the situation. Wiser minds may clarify further. Ian [/QUOTE]
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