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Apple just changed their file system to apfs across the board, but no recent documentation on the release. It automaticalky changes from hfs+ when you install the macos 10.12.4 update. In early docs it says that time machine is not supported, but surely they cant kill everyones short term backups?

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    But surely they can.
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    Surely their fan base will Macsplain how this is a positive.
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    @donoskaro early documentation just states that its not supported, what that means is unknown.
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    Do you think they care about their users ? They also changed their Charging Port a few times and now removed the Headphone jack which made using existing cabled headphones clunk with the adapter...do you think they care if you lose your updates ?
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    I haven't used time machine in years... screwed me over one too many times. Been using ARQ with S3, and it's been great and cheap.
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    Apple also made its PDF library unusable (!)...

    Apple keeps the doctors away, Just so insanity can stay....

    (First time I heard that Apple does mit handle PDFs well and even shreds them thought it would be a hoax... I mean... PDF?!)
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    @tytho yes, i trialled arq a while back (couple of years i think). I tried recovering a backup, but it failed, no idea why. It put me off and i ditched it. I use my S3 for archive and irregular back up. I wonder if its time to give it another go. Have you tried to recover a backup?
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    I have just learned that apfs is NOT part if the 10.12.4 release, only IOS and TV and Watch. It is slated for release with 10.13. Relax, for now.
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    Yes, I did regular fire drills to make sure the backups could restore. I have heard of arq backups failing, though
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