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Add text on APFS in macOS High Sierra (#5451)

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Gwendolynne Barr 2017-12-12 15:11:29 -08:00 committed by Misty Stanley-Jones
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@ -13,16 +13,20 @@ unique capabilities as well as differences from a classical Linux file system.
### Case sensitivity
With Docker for Mac, file systems are shared from macOS into containers in the
same way as they operate in macOS. As a result, if a file system on macOS is
case-insensitive that behavior is shared by any bind mount from macOS into a
container. The default macOS file system is HFS+ and, during installation, it is
installed as case-insensitive by default. To get case-sensitive behavior from
your bind mounts, you must either create and format a ramdisk or external volume
as HFS+ with case-sensitivity or reformat your OS root partition with HFS+ with
case-sensitivity. We do not recommend reformatting your root partition as some
Mac software dubiously relies on case-insensitivity to function.
With Docker for Mac, file systems operate in containers in the same way as they
operate in macOS. If a file system on macOS is case-insensitive, that behavior
is shared by any bind mount from macOS into a container.
On macOS Sierra and lower, the default file system is **HFS+**. On macOS High
Sierra, the default file system is **APFS**. Both are case-insensitive by
default but available in case-sensitive and case-insensitive variants.
To get case-sensitive behavior, format the volume used in your bind mount as
HFS+ or APFS with case-sensitivity. See the
[APFS FAQ](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/APFS_Guide/FAQ/FAQ.html).
Reformatting your root partition is not recommended as some Mac software relies
on case-insensitivity to function.
### Access control
@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ under development.
Symlinks are shared unmodified. This may cause issues when symlinks contain
paths that rely on the default case-insensitivity of the default macOS file
system, HFS+.
system.
### File types