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UFS versus HFS+ formatting.
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baliset
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Apr 1, 2001, 10:05 PM
 
Can anyone give us the lowdown on whether I should reformat my hard disk to UFS before running OS-X? What are the differences between them?

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DoctorGonzo
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Apr 1, 2001, 10:10 PM
 
If you have to ask....use HFS+.

UFS is good for dedicated servers but has problems with Classic software.
     
Scott_H
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Apr 1, 2001, 10:14 PM
 
There must be a dozen threads about that here. Search this and the Support forum for "UFS HFS" to find them.

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vasu
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Apr 1, 2001, 10:47 PM
 
you want HFS+

UFS is there for migration of some unix apps (to help some developers port their apps), and for servers. It doesn't support 2 forks in a file like HFS+ does. so classic apps get seperated into 2 files, 1 for data and 1 for resource.

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baliset  (op)
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Apr 1, 2001, 11:22 PM
 
You're right- I should have done a search first before making my post. There's heaps of stuff already there. Stop posting to this thread.
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