Consumers (read: probably you) don’t typically dig into their file system; they only get upset when they run out of space on their computer. That’s part of the reason Apple created its new, proprietary file system — and it’s pretty awesome. What the Apple File System (APFS) does isn’t easy to nail down in one sentence, because it does so much (and apparently really well). The first thing to note is that it’s meant for all of Apple’s platforms — macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS — and supports both Flash and SSD storage. For most, macOS is the only platform…

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