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=== Third-party utilities ===

{{Update-section|reason=Software companies have had a long time to update their software to support APFS. The article should reflect recent developments.|date=August 2025}}

Despite the ubiquity of APFS volumes in today's Macs and the format's 2016 introduction, third-party repair utilities continue to have notable limitations in supporting APFS volumes, due to Apple's delayed release of complete documentation. According to Alsoft, the maker of DiskWarrior, Apple's 2018 release of partial APFS format documentation has delayed the creation of a version of DiskWarrior that can safely rebuild APFS disks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior5apfs | title=DiskWarrior 5.2 & Apple File System (APFS) | access-date=2020-06-28}}</ref> Competing products, including MicroMat's TechTool and Prosoft's Drive Genius, are expected to increase APFS support as well.