Macworld

How to format a drive for Mac, and which format to use

USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another ...
Macworld

Apple File System FAQ: How APFS works with older Macs, encryption, external drives, and other questions

With the release of macOS High Sierra and its upgrade for SSD-based startup volumes to Apple File System (APFS), Macworld readers had many questions about how this new filesystem—more efficient and ...
CNET

So you're setting up an external hard drive. Formatting facts for Windows and Mac

Mounting an external hard drive isn't as simple as plugging it in. We'll walk you through some decisions you need to make. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering ...
Pocket-lint

Upgrading to MacOS High Sierra? Don't forget to convert your external drives to APFS too

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...
Bleeping Computer

macOS High Sierra Logs Encryption Passwords in Plaintext for APFS External Drives

macOS High Sierra users are once again impacted by a major APFS bug after two other major vulnerabilities affected Apple's new filesystem format in the last five months. This time around, according to ...