OK, so you're not just spewing nonsense, but it bears repeating that the internals of HFS+ were horribly dated towards the end of its life. This prevented them

OK, so you're not just spewing nonsense, but it bears repeating that the internals of HFS+ were horribly dated towards the end of its life. This prevented them from adding features or fixing bugs in a way that would be forward looking. The system requirements for HFS and HFS+ reflected this and partially explain why there was little progress for literally years at a time. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/12/#hfs-problems https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/12/#hf... Eventually, you have to start over.