On Mon, Sep 03, 2018 at 11:09:27PM -0600, @lbutlr wrote: > I can “copy” a file under APFS instantly, regardless of size since > it doesn’t really make a copy, but rather just makes a link > (essentially. If mot exactly accurate). I can create a new volume > on an APFS disk in nearly as short a time, and that volume will > only take up the space it uses, negating the need for partitions. > > However, I don’t think it is possible to make a clone of a volume > without actually making a new copy of all the data, is that correct?
Correct. Blocks cannot be shared between APFS volumes. The file cloning feature allows multiple files within a volume to share common blocks. The volume snapshot feature allows blocks to be shared between different versions of a volume. Volumes cannot be cloned. Files cannot be cloned between volumes. HTH --macko > When Mojave is release later this month (probably) I would like to > create a clean installation and then clone it to a second volume > as my work volume, but if I am seeing all the options correctly, I > can only create TWO fresh installs and then use one, as the space > saving abilities of APFS do no cross volumes even if they are on > the same physical disk. > > Our did I miss something? > > (I currently have my High Sierra clean install, High Sierra work, > and Mojave beta as volumes on my 1TB boot SSD). _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
