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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by peterburkimsher on Friday November 13, 2020 @02:30AM (#25079928)
Not if you want Time Machine; stay on HFS+ if you're a dev and want easier cross-platform support.
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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by samtheprogram on Friday November 13, 2020 @05:17PM (#25088193)
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)?
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Re:macOS unable to open any non-Apple application by peterburkimsher on Friday November 13, 2020 @06:03PM (#25088611)
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...

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