Whether you're a Windows convert new to macOS or are curious about life on the “other side,” here are the key file system differences between the PC and the Mac that you need to know to seamlessly ...

How much space do duplicate files take up on your iPad? In theory, they use no extra storage. Thanks to the design of the Apple File System (APFS) used on iOS and macOS, duplicating a file doesn’t ...

Hyperspace is a new Mac application designed to save storage space. It merges data used by duplicate files, using a trick implemented by Apple in the Mac’s modern file system, giving you more storage ...

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