macOS

macOS storage & backup

File systems, disks and backup on the Mac.

Terms

2 terms

  • APFS

    APFS, the Apple File System, is the copy-on-write file system used by macOS since 2017, built for SSDs with snapshots, clones and native encryption.

  • Time Machine

    Time Machine is the built-in macOS backup feature that saves hourly, daily and weekly versions of a Mac's files to an external or network disk.