How to mount APFS on Linux or Windows?

Is there any way to mount APFS partition read only or read/write on Linux or Windows?

Vahid

Posted 2017-11-10T15:54:26.847

Reputation: 191

Asked here https://superuser.com/questions/1157631/how-to-access-an-apfs-volume-on-windows-machine

– spikey_richie – 2017-11-10T16:07:44.073

@spikey_richie, That answer is not correct. – Vahid – 2017-11-10T16:20:24.190

1Actually, the accepted answer not being correct doesn't prevent it from being a duplicate... nobody said the system was perfect :/ Ideally, someone would come along with the correct answer [which right now is "there is no way", though that will change over time] & the OP would accept that instead. – Tetsujin – 2017-11-10T17:24:01.430

For a read-only solution in Ubuntu, see this answer

– mivk – 2019-04-25T18:19:51.470

Answers

Actually there are free tools for both of the OSes.

https://github.com/sgan81/apfs-fuse for Linux
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/apfs-windows for Windows

These are my everyday use tools on my hackintosh.

Aleksei Nosachev

Posted 2017-11-10T15:54:26.847

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1Paragon's APFS software is not currently free – mrgnw – 2019-03-09T03:56:08.277

I didn't test it myself, but it seems that a commercial solution is available (currently read-only):

https://backstage.paragon-software.com/business/apfs-linux/

The page doesn't say much, not even the price, though.

Marcelo

Posted 2017-11-10T15:54:26.847

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Paragon now has driver with full Read/Write support:

https://www.paragon-software.com/home/apfs-linux/

(it's not free though)

Thunderbeef

Posted 2017-11-10T15:54:26.847

Reputation: 131

3Paragon was already mentioned in Marcelo's answer, then in Aleksei Nosachev's answer. If you are just adding that it now has full read/write support, that would be more appropriate as a comment on Marcelo's answer. – fixer1234 – 2019-05-24T20:41:54.667