High Sierra Definition
High Sierra is the common name of macOS 10.13. It is the 14th version of Apple's desktop operating system, and follows Sierra, macOS 10.12. Apple released macOS High Sierra on September 25, 2017.
The similarity of the name "High Sierra" to "Sierra" is not coincidental, as it was designed to be a performance update rather than major feature update. Previous performance updates include Snow Leopard (which followed Leopard), Mountain Lion (which followed Lion), and El...
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High Sierra
APFS Definition
APFS Definition
Stands for "Apple File System." APFS is a file system developed by Apple specifically for flash memory storage devices. It was released with iOS 10.3 in March, 2017 and for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) in September, 2017.
The Apple File System is the successor to Apple's previous file system HFS+, which has been used for decades in Apple products. APFS is designed to provide a more efficient means of storing and accessing files on flash storage devices, such as smartphone an...
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