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apfs disks

  1. corvaxmuzzy

    Primer on Current Apple M1 Partitioning

    Had to reformat my M1 MacBook Pro. It has a 1TB drive. It automagically creates, by default, system and data partitions. I do not believe what Disk Utility seems to be simplifying. Would someone be so kind as to explain exactly what is going on. I have a pretty good understanding of...
  2. U

    How to Read and write APFS formatted HDD on Windows computer

    Anyone knows how to read and write APFS formatted external HDD when connected to Windows 11 / 10 system.
  3. Newbie to BigSur

    APFS disks may not be used as bootable installed media

    I received this error when I created a bootable USB, after installing Big Sur 11.4. I wanted to share the fix that worked by using the native tools. Let's get started. Make sure you download the OS installer from Apple store. It is already set to install on your HDD drive under /Applications...