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Comment by protimewaster

2 days ago

That solution doesn't help anyone who's using external storage, though, so it kinda feels like a half billion dollars spent on a limited solution.

There is nothing preventing you from running OpenZFS on external storage if you are worried that the hardware you purchased is less reliable.

  • That's my point, though, is that it seems weird to spend a half billion dollars just to solve the problem for an extremely common use case by saying "use OpenZFS".

    Why not come up with a solution that covers external storage too, instead of spending all that money and relying on external solutions? I just don't understand why they couldn't have optional checksums in APFS.

    • It's far more weird that NTFS still makes zero effort to maintain file integrity on any level, on internal or external disks.

      ReFS exists, so Microsoft knew they needed to do something, but they have utterly failed to protect the vast majority of users.

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  • Every time I tried OpenZFS on my iMac, it absolutely crushed the performance of the entire machine.

    We’re talking “watch the mouse crawl across the machine” crushed. Completely useless. Life returned to normal when I uninstalled it.

    Also, I’ve heard anecdotes that ZFS and USB do not get along.

    I’ve also heard contrary experiences. Some folks, somewhere, may be having success with ZFS on external drives on an iMac.

    I’m just not one of them.

maybe apple doesn't want you to use external storage, because storage size is how apple upsells devices and grabs larger premium.

By using external storage, instead of paying $10k more for more storage, you are directly harming Apple’s margins and the CEO’s bonus which is not ok /s

  • Externally connected devices are not sexy, and Apple is concerned about image and looking sexy.