Does APFS now defrag HHDs? I need to use Time Machine RAID and it doesn't allow me to use HFS+. See 12:40 http://docs.macsysadmin.se/2018/video/Day3Session7.mp4
https://softraid.com/faq/should-i-format-my-softraid-volume-as-apfs-or-hfs
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.5
skillet wrote:
Does APFS now defrag HHDs? I need to use Time Machine RAID and it doesn't allow me to use HFS+. See 12:40 http://docs.macsysadmin.se/2018/video/Day3Session7.mp4
https://softraid.com/faq/should-i-format-my-softraid-volume-as-apfs-or-hfs
Defragging disks is not needed. I believe defragging is an old requirement/procedure once used on Windows formatted drives. Here are the instructions for using Time Machine:
Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
skillet wrote:
Does APFS now defrag HHDs? I need to use Time Machine RAID and it doesn't allow me to use HFS+. See 12:40 http://docs.macsysadmin.se/2018/video/Day3Session7.mp4
https://softraid.com/faq/should-i-format-my-softraid-volume-as-apfs-or-hfs
Defragging disks is not needed. I believe defragging is an old requirement/procedure once used on Windows formatted drives. Here are the instructions for using Time Machine:
Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
Ventura requires APFS formatted Time Machine drives.
Defragging an APFS hard disk
