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How to convert your Mac's storage from HFS to APFS file system

    • As a preventative measure, it is highly recommended you create an external backup drive to backup your files to

    • Typically converting your file system should not effect your data, but there is always a risk of loosing data when messing with the internal drive.

  1. How to convert your Mac's storage from HFS to APFS file system, Open Disk Utility and click on the View option: Schritt 2, Bild 1 von 2 How to convert your Mac's storage from HFS to APFS file system, Open Disk Utility and click on the View option: Schritt 2, Bild 2 von 2
    • Open the Disk Utility application and click the View option in the left hand corner.

    • From the drop down menu, choose the Show All Devices option from the list.

  2. How to convert your Mac's storage from HFS to APFS file system, Select the drive you want to convert: Schritt 3, Bild 1 von 1
    • You should see a list of all your containing drives within each of their respective volume. Select the drive you want to convert and click the Partition button from the buttons in the upper right hand side of the window.

    • Make sure your Scheme is set to GUID Partition Map

    • Depending on the drive you're converting, your Scheme may be set to the "MS-DOS" format. In this case you would need to change the partition format.

    • Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the "Format" dropdown menu.

    • Make sure the settings are correct, and click the Apply button.

    • Right click on the partition you set, and select Convert to APFS.

Abschluss

Congratulations! You have successfully converted your drive to APFS. As stated previously, your files should have not been touched, always make sure everything is correct.

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