Published in Mobiles

Apple replaces ancient file system

by on28 March 2017


Coal-powered file system was created for floppy drives


Fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple has finally gotten around to replacing the ancient file system on its iOS.

Despite claiming to be at the cutting edge, Apple has been using the same file system which was first designed for floppy drives and is not that efficient at dealing with SSDs. Still, users never noticed and users assumed that they were getting what they paid for, so no foul there.

Apple began rolling out iOS 10.3 which is the latest update to its mobile operating system and the new Apple File System (APFS) is under the bonnet.

Now users will have a file system which is designed for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV rather than the 31-year-old Hierarchical File System (HFS). We are surprised that Apple users did not wonder why it required the odd shovel of coal and the iPhone did not occasionally require water to prevent it running out of steam.

Apple's new APFS is designed to scale across these new types of devices and take advantage of flash or SSD storage. It also encryption as a primary feature, and even supports features like snapshots so restoring files on a Mac or even an iOS device might get easier. Don’t hold your breath though.

Last modified on 28 March 2017
Rate this item
(0 votes)