Hi, I just bought a WD Elements 5TB HDD, and I was wondering what was the best file system to format it with. I read that APFS was recommended on SSD but still could be used on HDD, this thing sends me into confusion. Does this shorten the life of the HDD since APFS saves file system information randomly or are the benefits outweighing the risks?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.0
Does this shorten the life of the HDD ...
No.
...since APFS saves file system information randomly ...
That is not correct.
.... or are the benefits outweighing the risks?
There are no risks. Use APFS unless you have justification not to. Justification would include the need to use that external hard disk drive with Macs running macOS versions that predate its implementation.
Does this shorten the life of the HDD ...
No.
...since APFS saves file system information randomly ...
That is not correct.
.... or are the benefits outweighing the risks?
There are no risks. Use APFS unless you have justification not to. Justification would include the need to use that external hard disk drive with Macs running macOS versions that predate its implementation.
I apologize regarding the wrong information I found on the net. I'm going to use the HDD only on my MacBook Pro 2018 or at least on newer models, so ok I'll use APFS and thank you very much for the answer. :)
APFS or HFS+ for HDD
