← Back to context Comment by peterburkimsher 4 years ago Not if you want Time Machine; stay on HFS+ if you're a dev and want easier cross-platform support. 2 comments peterburkimsher Reply samtheprogram 4 years ago One of my family members is using Time Machine and is on Catalina, which forces APFS -- is there something I should be worried about (outside of cross-platform support)? peterburkimsher 4 years ago Directory hard links are not available in APFS. Even though your internal drive is APFS, your Time Machine backup drive is probably still HFS+.https://eclecticlight.co/2020/05/26/how-to-make-time-machine...
samtheprogram 4 years ago One of my family members is using Time Machine and is on Catalina, which forces APFS -- is there something I should be worried about (outside of cross-platform support)? peterburkimsher 4 years ago Directory hard links are not available in APFS. Even though your internal drive is APFS, your Time Machine backup drive is probably still HFS+.https://eclecticlight.co/2020/05/26/how-to-make-time-machine...
peterburkimsher 4 years ago Directory hard links are not available in APFS. Even though your internal drive is APFS, your Time Machine backup drive is probably still HFS+.https://eclecticlight.co/2020/05/26/how-to-make-time-machine...
One of my family members is using Time Machine and is on Catalina, which forces APFS -- is there something I should be worried about (outside of cross-platform support)?
Directory hard links are not available in APFS. Even though your internal drive is APFS, your Time Machine backup drive is probably still HFS+.
https://eclecticlight.co/2020/05/26/how-to-make-time-machine...