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I think it is better not to risk it and to leave this one alone. But, your conclusion to not do so would make a lot of sense. And, you lose the ability to use that drive with pre-Sierra version of Mac OS. There doesn't seem to be any benefit to using APFS on an HDD (it is not faster). APFS will not work with Fusion Drives at this time.But, you can use Disk Utility to format any SSD or hard disc using APFS.If you install High Sierra on a non-SSD drive, then it is not automatically converted.If you install High Sierra on an SSD device, then the drive is automatically converted to APFS.I was aware about Fusion but not HDD.Īccording to Apple () and other sources, HDD drives can be formatting to APFS but, doing so may not make much sense at this time. Just wondering if it worth risking something for and older iMac with an HDD drive. I get mixed opinions on the net and Adobe support says it is OK to do so. Either way I did a bunch of reading and APFS is tuned for SSD but I'm still wondering about updating for an HDD. I was surprised to find it is Mac OS Extended and not HFS+. I don't recall being asked if I wanted to when I updated an older iMac to High Sierra. My Macbook Air has SSD so it automatically switched to APFS when I updated to High Sierra. ![]() Security Verified, people have downloaded it Computer Data Recovery Windows PE System problems PC Errors Home įM Forums | Post-processing & Printing | Join Upload & SellĬonvert Apfs To Mac Os Extended Journaled Zenon Char
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