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It does, just not at the HFS+ layer. Sparse bundles are the functional equivalent at the Vitual file system layer and are used by Time Machine and are useable
by parasubvert 10y ago
It does, just not at the HFS+ layer. Sparse bundles are the functional equivalent at the Vitual file system layer and are used by Time Machine and are useable by developers or via the CLI. Sparse images are entire virtual volumes and are used for FileVault.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_image https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_image
- id_kc 10y ago>just not at the HFS+ layer macOS supports sparse bundle with HFS+
- parasubvert 10y agoAs I was saying, that's implemented above HFS+
- Wevah 10y agoTo clarify: FileVault on 10.6 and earlier; current FileVault is FDE.