Apple's Policy on Apple File System (APFS) for High Sierra

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@mm2margaret, I have no idea what is causing the problem. Hopefully, someone can help you with this problem.

 

[mm2margaret]

@mm2margaret, I have no idea what is causing the problem......

Well, that makes two of us.....

 

[mm2margaret]

Well, that makes two of us.....

So, reporting back, the restore did not work, and that process was exactly the same as the one I used on my X99 board successfully. It seems as if this Z370 board can't handle APFS drives at all. I'm stumped....for now....

EDIT: I should add that I can convert a regular spinning rotational hard drive to APFS, but I cannot convert any flash based drive to APFS - a 128GB USB drive, a SATA 2.5" SSD, or a M.2 NVMe drive. It just won't do any of them..

What is bizarre about this is that back at 10.13.1 or 10.13.2, I had this system running on APFS, and took it back to HFS+ because I was NTFS for Mac on it with a Windows drive and NTFS for Mac does not support APFS drives (yet).

 

[elfcake]

So, reporting back, the restore did not work, and that process was exactly the same as the one I used on my X99 board successfully. It seems as if this Z370 board can't handle APFS drives at all. I'm stumped....for now....

EDIT: I should add that I can convert a regular spinning rotational hard drive to APFS, but I cannot convert any flash based drive to APFS - a 128GB USB drive, a SATA 2.5" SSD, or a M.2 NVMe drive. It just won't do any of them..

What is bizarre about this is that back at 10.13.1 or 10.13.2, I had this system running on APFS, and took it back to HFS+ because I was NTFS for Mac on it with a Windows drive and NTFS for Mac does not support APFS drives (yet).

Weird, no problems here with apfs on the same board. No doubt you have all of the BIOS setting teed up. Is it possible that the board is defective?

 

[mm2margaret]

So, reporting back, the restore did not work, and that process was exactly the same as the one I used on my X99 board successfully. It seems as if this Z370 board can't handle APFS drives at all. I'm stumped....for now....

EDIT: I should add that I can convert a regular spinning rotational hard drive to APFS, but I cannot convert any flash based drive to APFS - a 128GB USB drive, a SATA 2.5" SSD, or a M.2 NVMe drive. It just won't do any of them..

What is bizarre about this is that back at 10.13.1 or 10.13.2, I had this system running on APFS, and took it back to HFS+ because I was NTFS for Mac on it with a Windows drive and NTFS for Mac does not support APFS drives (yet).

And here's the latest:

I am now able to boot an APFS volume (on 10.13.6) with the original files backed up (from the HFS+ volume) and restored to the new volume. However, Clover Configurator can't see it, and disk utility reports the following (see below - size errors). I always thought Disk Utility's "First Aid" was useless and now I'm sure, because First Aid reports no issues with the Volume.....any of the volumes and I can't see the EFI partition no matter what I do. I have to remove the Micron SSD and load it on my X99 to edit the EFI (which, on the X99 is easy to see and access), and there, on the X99 (which is now APFS) it reports no sizing error in disk utility.

@elfcake: Yes, I'm beginning to believe there is something wrong with the hardware, because two months ago I attempted an install of Windows 10 on this hardware (for dual boot purposes) using a Crucial MX300 and it would not work, no matter what I did. I discounted it because a different SSD worked fine. But now I'm not so sure. Still, it's strange that APFS itself creates the problem, and HFS+ seems fine.
On the Z370 (10.13.6 - APFS):

On the X99 (10.13.5 - APFS):

 

[elfcake]

And here's the latest:

I am now able to boot an APFS volume (on 10.13.6) with the original files backed up (from the HFS+ volume) and restored to the new volume. However, Clover Configurator can't see it, and disk utility reports the following (see below - size errors). I always thought Disk Utility's "First Aid" was useless and now I'm sure, because First Aid reports no issues with the Volume.....any of the volumes and I can't see the EFI partition no matter what I do. I have to remove the Micron SSD and load it on my X99 to edit the EFI (which, on the X99 is easy to see and access), and there, on the X99 (which is now APFS) it reports no sizing error in disk utility.

@elfcake: Yes, I'm beginning to believe there is something wrong with the hardware, because two months ago I attempted an install of Windows 10 on this hardware (for dual boot purposes) using a Crucial MX300 and it would not work, no matter what I did. I discounted it because a different SSD worked fine. But now I'm not so sure. Still, it's strange that APFS itself creates the problem, and HFS+ seems fine.
On the Z370 (10.13.6 - APFS):
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On the X99 (10.13.5 - APFS):
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I had some problems with the board with the Windows USB and the 10.13.x USB when I first powered up, I think the board would not see either of the USB's or the 2.5" SSD. I called Gigabyte, they walked me through the problems and their advice was successful in getting me up and running. I still hate windows but that's off topic . You might want to call them?

BTW, that is some weird stuff you've attached. I wish I had a few more brain cells left that I burned up from the '60's (also of topic) Maybe I will create a new Forum topic for "Hackintosh Geezers in Trouble"?

I agree that Disk Utility is pretty useless at this point.

 

[wstrohm]

Maybe I will create a new Forum topic for Hackintosh Geezers in Trouble?

Seconded!

 

[mm2margaret]

I had some problems with the board with the Windows USB and the 10.13.x USB when I first powered up, I think the board would not see either of the USB's or the 2.5" SSD. I called Gigabyte, they walked me through the problems and their advice was successful in getting me up and running. I still hate windows but that's off topic . You might want to call them?

BTW, that is some weird stuff you've attached. I wish I had a few more brain cells left that I burned up from the '60's (also of topic) Maybe I will create a new Forum topic for "Hackintosh Geezers in Trouble"?

I agree that Disk Utility is pretty useless at this point.

So, I believe I have solved it. I used Disk Utility from the Recovery Partition and that works as expected. So, if you really need Disk Partition to work, boot into the Recovery Partition and use it there. There it works.

No, I need no help installing Windows. As noted in a previous post, once I swapped the MX300 with a Sandisk Ultra, Windows installed just fine.

No, I'm not a geezer who does not know what they're doing....but if you all want to do that forum thread, get to it, and all the best. But as for me, I'll pass.....

 

[elfcake]

So, I believe I have solved it. I used Disk Utility from the Recovery Partition and that works as expected. So, if you really need Disk Partition to work, boot into the Recovery Partition and use it there. There it works.

No, I need no help installing Windows. As noted in a previous post, once I swapped the MX300 with a Sandisk Ultra, Windows installed just fine.

No, I'm not a geezer who does not know what they're doing....but if you all want to do that forum thread, get to it, and all the best. But as for me, I'll pass.....

Was not implying you are. Just musing about the lesser cognizant and older of us. Was also not implying that you needed help windows, other than my intense distaste for it. All off topic. Sorry for the offense.

 

[mm2margaret]

Was not implying you are. Just musing about the lesser cognizant and older of us. Was also not implying that you needed help windows, other than my intense distaste for it. All off topic. Sorry for the offense.

Not offended......no worries......