Apple WWDC 2016: A surprise after all – a file system which is faster, safer and suitable for any device

Going through the mountains of announcements and introductions of the Apple World Wide Developers Conference we did find a surprise. APFS, the new filing systems to store all your files safely and encrypted. The new APFS will also be faster because it is optimised for SSD storage media which will be increasingly used in the future. APFS is a universal filing system which can be used on iPhones, iPads, iWatch, laptops, desk tops and other Apple computer devices.

APFS will replace HFS and HFS+ which was developed for floppy drives and hard disks from the era of kilobytes. The new file system supports 64 bits instead of the HFS 32 bits. APFS has a more super exact time stamp of 1 nanosecond which can play an important role in iPay for example.

Another good thing is that APFS uses copy-on-write which will minimize the risk of data loss in case of a crash.