On a Mac with all flash storage, the internal partitions will be migrated from HFS+ (also known as “Mac OS Extended”) to APFS.
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The upgrade process will automatically migrate your Mac’s internal drive from HFS+ to APFS, assuming your Mac’s internal drive is an SSD or another all-flash storage device.
You don’t have to do anything special to switch your Mac to the new APFS file system. RELATED: What's New in macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Available Now Apple File System, also known as APFS, has been used by default on iPhones and iPads since iOS 10.3, and is also used on the Apple Watch and Apple TV-but now it’s finally on the Mac, too. WARNING: Formatting the drive will erase all data on the drive, so you should copy any data you want off the drive prior to formatting.Apple’s macOS 10.13 High Sierra brings a new file system named “Apple File System”, which largely replaces the older HFS+ file system. If APFS is not available then the drive is in MBR and not GUID Partition Map. NOTE: Make sure that Scheme is set to GUID Partition Map and not Master Boot Record (MBR). Check step 2 to confirm Disk Utility is Showing All Devices NOTE: If you don’t see Scheme, then make sure that all devices are showing and the non-indented entry is selected. Select the non-indented entry, you will see Media in the nameĬlick the button labelled Erase in the menu which will bring up this window.Click View in the upper left and select Show All Devices.
To open Disk Utility - Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
IMPORTANT: Reformatting the drive will erase all data on the drive, so you should copy any data you want off the drive prior to formatting.
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