The HFS+ file system is supported by macOS Sierra and previous releases of macOS and OS X. In the newest macOS High Sierra, however, things have changed and now the supported drive types are the Apple File System (APFS) drives. This new file system unleashes the full potential of SSD drives for faster storage, easy retrieval of files, and securing files. Features added to this new file management system include snapshots, crash reporting, space sharing, and cloning to name but a few.

Granted, OS X can’t write to a Windows formatted disk, but at least it can read the contents of the drive and you can copy the data to your Mac computer. Windows has absolutely no support for the Mac hard disk file format (HFS+).

Mac users upgrading to the High Sierra need to convert their drives to APFS first. This software is simply designed and accessing APFS formatted drives is really easy using the program. Installation is very easy; just follow the prompts the installation wizard gives. Once installed, you can simply connect an APFS drive and you will be able to view it in explorer. The native look makes the APFS for Windows very easy to use. 1995 mac emulator games. This program gives read and writes access to data on APFS drives. You will see all that is contained in the drive without any restrictions.

Supported volumes are automatically mounted on startup but you can stop this if you prefer otherwise.