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I bought a 2019 iMac with a Fusion drive. In the next major update (High Sierra), Apple switched to APFS, which has issues with Fusion drives. It often shows
by sam_goody 5y ago
I bought a 2019 iMac with a Fusion drive.
In the next major update (High Sierra), Apple switched to APFS, which has issues with Fusion drives.
It often shows as having no empty space, even with 40% empty.
Much, much worse, it stops writing to disk without giving any indication (the non written items show in finder, etc.) - for some ten hours or more - and then suddenly crashes and you find that the entire days worth of work is completely gone. Not on disk, not on external backup, not in Time Machine.
This happens EVERY DAY, at least once a day, when using heavy programs such as Photoshop.
There are many threads about the issue, and the only solution is to get a new non-Fusion drive and copy over everything. Much easier said than done.
I cannot even begin to describe how much aggravation Apple has caused, and how little faith I have in them testing their upgrades.
And of course, the whole play with searching my hard drive for something their algorithm thinks goes against my local government [which plays for keeps, thank you] - doesn't help.
- reaperducer 5y agoSorry to hear about your problems. But what does it have to do with the topic at hand: the new version of macOS?
- 9935c101ab17a66 5y agoContact AppleCare, immediately ask for a Tier 2 advisor, and insist they file an RTA (Request for Technical Assistance). RTAs go to engineering directly. I 100% agree though, as someone who supports a wide range of macs, APFS can absolutely cripple anything with a fusion drive / hard drive, and it's particularly infuriating because Apple sold models with JUST spinning rust for wayyyyy too long.