How to Update + Current and Past apfs.efi Downloads

[Solidww]

APFS is the default file system for Mojave AND High Sierra, so why not?
Anyway, I was just asking for some opinions and I don't think it is such a dumb question...
Nonetheless, thanks for your input.

All other thoughts are welcome.

I don't think you asked a dumb question. In fact you saved me from asking it. So, hopefully we get a response to this question soon enough.

 

[pit512]

Welcome to the club Solidww!

I was a bit afraid of screwing up something even if I have a Time Machine backup, but I tried it anyway ...and it works!
Unfortunately, it seems that the gain, if any, is not significant.

I tested only 2 times, but from the Clover boot menu to the display of the Finder, it takes 32 seconds with native apfs.efi, compared to 30 seconds with Mojave 14.2 apfs.efi.

So it is likely that apfs.efi has dependencies and can not improve read/write access alone.

I will redo some tests to be sure...

 

[jspalding]

May I ask what do you do with the apfs files you linked to download? Do you copy them somewhere after updating copying existing one? If so, where do you copy the ones from the link?

TitanKing, you'll need to mount your EFI to get to CLOVER. Use something like EFI Mounter v3 then when you mount the partition, go EFI > CLOVER > drivers64UEFI and there should be your old APFS.efi file. Replace it with the correct version and you're good to go!

 

[Ploddles]

Or just use ApfsDriverLoader-64.efI and you don’t have to do any manual updating at all.

 

[aseem.singh]

so for updting to 10.14.3 i need to copy ApfsDriverLoader-64.efI?????where is the link

 

[Ploddles]

Google it, it is on GitHub.

 

[Gigamaxx]

so for updting to 10.14.3 i need to copy ApfsDriverLoader-64.efI?????where is the link

It’s available in the latest clover builds as an option in drivers64EFI. Also most people are using aptiomemoryfix instead is aptiodriver64(1,2,3)fix.
So download the latest clover and remove apfsEFI and aptiofixdriver then run the new clover and use “customize” tab to choose new drivers.

 

[iLikeHackintosh]

You don't need apfs.efi if you use ApfsDriverLoader-64.efi.

 

[Gigamaxx]

You don't need apfs.efi if you use ApfsDriverLoader-64.efi.

Yes and you don’t need to manually retrieve it before updates.

 

[iLikeHackintosh]

Yes and you don’t need to manually retrieve it before updates.

Of course there is one drawback, booting is a bit slower.