12 points | by Lihh27 6 hours ago ago
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Curious why would someone prefer HFS+ over APFS?
Because APFS is slllloooowowwwwwww on HDDs. On a 6xHDD promise thunderbolt array, it’s brutally crippling over time.
One reason is APFS is designed for SSDs and assumes each disk block has an equal latency to read it.
I think Apple hasn't sold anything with an HDD for 5+ years though?
External HDDs.
You can access an encrypted HFS+ partition from macOS and Linux machines natively. Very useful for sharing data between Asahi and macOS, and in general between Linux machines and macOS.
Curious why would someone prefer HFS+ over APFS?
Because APFS is slllloooowowwwwwww on HDDs. On a 6xHDD promise thunderbolt array, it’s brutally crippling over time.
One reason is APFS is designed for SSDs and assumes each disk block has an equal latency to read it.
I think Apple hasn't sold anything with an HDD for 5+ years though?
External HDDs.
You can access an encrypted HFS+ partition from macOS and Linux machines natively. Very useful for sharing data between Asahi and macOS, and in general between Linux machines and macOS.