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'''Apple File System''' ('''APFS''') is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[file system]] developed and deployed by [[Apple Inc.]] for [[macOS]] [[macOS Sierra| Sierra (10.12.4)]]<ref name="TechRepublic 2017.04.13">{{cite news |last1=Vigo |first1=Jesus |title=How to set up and use Apple's APFS file system on macOS Sierra |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-set-up-and-use-apples-apfs-file-system-on-macos-sierra/ |publisher=TechRepublic |date=13 Apr 2017}}</ref> and later, [[iOS]] [[iOS 10 |10.3]], [[tvOS]] 10.2,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewinTVOS/Articles/tvOS10_2.html|title=tvOS 10.2|work=What's New in tvOS|publisher=Apple Inc.}}</ref> [[watchOS]] 3.2,<ref name="The Verge update today"/> and all versions of [[iPadOS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/13/apple-file-system-will-scale-from-apple-watch-to-macs-replace-hfs|title='Apple File System' will scale from Apple Watch to Macs, replace HFS+|author=Roger Fingas|date=June 13, 2016|publisher=[[Apple Insider]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723030751/http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/13/apple-file-system-will-scale-from-apple-watch-to-macs-replace-hfs|archive-date=July 23, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="digging-into-apfs">{{Cite web|url= http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2016/06/apfs-apple-new-file-system-dev-details/ |title=Digging into APFS, Apple's new file system |last=Hutchinson |first=Lee |date= June 13, 2016|website=[[Ars Technica|Ars Technica UK]]|access-date=June 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It aims to fix [[HFS Plus#Criticisms|core problems]] of [[HFS Plus|HFS+]] (also called Mac OS Extended), APFS's predecessor on these operating systems. APFS is optimized for [[solid-state drive]] storage and Supportssupports [[encryption]], [[Snapshot_(computer_storage) |snapshots]], and increased data integrity, among other capabilities.<ref name="9to5Mac APFS announced" /><ref name="Ars APFS spotted" />

== History ==