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by snowwrestler 3856 days ago
And what file system does iOS use? I believe it is HFS+. So, if there was a compelling reason to switch from HFS+ to ZFS, it would apply equally to an iOS-only future at Apple. (Although I see no indications of such a future.)

I think it is more likely that:

a) Apple is working on their own new filesystem, optimized for their use. A company that invests in their own chip designs can certainly invest in their own filesystem.

OR

b) Apple feels that HFS+ is not actually holding them back, and plans to stick with it for the foreseeable future.
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lobster_johnson 3856 days ago
As I understand it, ZFS would be too heavyweight for iOS. Its memory usage [1] is much higher than most other file systems.

iOS uses HFS+ in case sensitive mode ("HSFX"), by the way.

[1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSTuningGuide

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