In most cases, you'll want to use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the "volume format" (file system). This supports all the Mac-specific functions such as aliases and resource/data forks.

In order to share files on a network in the past "classic" Mac operating system, you had to access and set up items in several locations. First, you needed to enable file sharing in one location ...

What is the maximum file size in Mac OS X?I assume it varies depending on the file system: Mac OS Standard (aka HFS), Mac OS Extended (aka HFS+), or UFS.I have been trying to copy a 4.5 GB file ...

Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Stores each file in an encrypted format using Apple's older journaled HFS+ file system, with case-sensitive files. Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted): Use this ...

Using OS X's file-sharing abilities, you can define a folder as 'shared', enabling other computers on your network - and other user accounts on your Mac - to access them.

A Modern File System Mac OS X’s file system, HFS+, is more than twelve years old, and is itself an extension of the HFS file system, which is almost twenty-five years old. Technology has come a ...

Even though you can't see them, invisible files are critical to the operation of your Mac. For example, Apple typically makes certain files invisible to reduce the chance that the files are ...

Finally, Amazon adds that its Elastic File System is fully compatible with Mac instances running macOS Big Sur on AWS.

In the Mac OS it is possible to change the default program the operating system will use to open a file when you double-click on it. After you have changed this file association, though, you may ...

A retrospective on Mac OS from I to X showcases Apple's evolution in operating systems over the years.