Compatible with upcoming Gatekeeper changes in 10.9.5 update. Minor change to the behaviour of the "Check for Errors" option. Fixed an unusual crash that might be caused by pre-release versions of Mac OS X.Improve the rejection of old licenses to make it obvious what’s happening.Fixed iDefrag to work on 10.10 again (was partially broken in 5.1.2 because of a bug in OS X and/or the developer tools relating to code signatures).An alternative is to use s 16GB+ Flash stick, and install a full copy of macOS onto it (you can download the installer from the App Store). Removed "Create Boot Disk" feature as it is not possible to fix this to work with Sierra.Improved reboot-and-defragment behaviour - the restart should be faster on most systems now.This version resolves a problem with the code signature on the CoriolisSnapshot.kext kernel extension that was affecting customers with macOS Sierra.Graphical corruption on buttons in reboot-and-defragment mode (this wasn’t an iDefrag bug per se, but is resolved by the changes made.Reboot-and-defragment mode failed to function on macOS 10.12.4.Supports the very latest features of HFS+, including journaling, case sensitive filenames and adaptive hot file clustering (which means it won't mess-up the Hot Zone). Looking for any information on a solution from this post.IDefrag is advanced Mac OS X disk defragmentation and optimization tool. ![]() Why does it appear as an option in the list of file systems in Disk Utility when attaching a drive that's already got converted to 'APFS Physical Store"? What are the conditions for which macOS will display the label 'APFS Physical Store' in Disk Utility? Has anyone experienced these issues.Īpple's technical support in my country was not able to solve the issue nor could answer some of the basic questions which I've asked above to them. ![]() How to get back from APFS Physical Store to APFS so that my mac can read it back?Īlso would be helpful, if you can please let me know what exactly does 'APFS Physical Store" actually mean? Would really appreciate inputs / a solution to reverse back from what macOS Mojave has done. Is Mojave known to be a problem creator to convert APFS partition automatically to APFS Physical Store?Ĭan anyone provide me some details on this issue, if possible? I was using APFS on High Sierra with these 2 USB hard drives and there was no issues at all ever. This scenario has occurred twice to 2 of my Seagate hard drives only after upgrading to macOS Mojave. I know erasing it / formatting it is a quick fix, but is not an option as because the hard drive has data in it. But, the USB hard drive is detecting in Disk Utility. How to read an APFS Physical Store partition? Hello,Īfter upgrading to macOS Mojave 10.14.1I plugged in my Seagate USB APFS based hard drive and it got converted automatically to APFS Physical Store and is not mounting anymore. So.how do I format an external HDD drive with APFS? I bought SuperDuper! v3.1.2 which is set up for bootable backup from APFS, but somehow, I must format the disk for APFS file structure. APFS: Uses the APFS format, recommended for volumes using macOS High Sierra. ![]() Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose a volume format.Select the disk or volume in the sidebar, then click the Erase button.You can format a disk or volume using one of the following file system formats. "File system formats available in Disk Utility This is completely contrary to the very first statement in the Disk Utility Help article: Clicking Erase gives a pop-up window.where the "Format :" drop down menu does NOT contain APFS. Only the "Erase" button in the top menu is active (not grey). My new Seagate 2TB-USB 3.0 (as-received) is formatted NTFS. Disk Utility correctly shows that my MacBook Pro internal (boot) SSD is formatted APFS. The Disk Utility app was installed as part of MacOs 10.13.2 - High Sierra. No Ability to Format APFS with Disk Utility!Īll contemporary Support Articles in the "Disk Utility" thread states that I can format a disk (including an external HDD) by using Disk Utility and create APFS as the Format.
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