macOS High Sierra (version 10.13) Issues

This webpage will show incompatibilities and issues that users at Iowa State may have with macOS High Sierra (version 10.13). Please send incompatibilities and issues you have encountered that will affect the ISU Community to the macosx-admin@iastate.edu mailing list.

Please check back frequently. This page will be updated as incompatibilities and issues are found.

Compatible Macs

All Macs introduced in mid 2010 or later are compatible. MacBook and iMac computers introduced in late 2009 are also compatible.

APFS

Apple File System (APFS) is the default file system in macOS High Sierra for Mac computers with all-flash storage. APFS features strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, fast directory sizing, and improved file system fundamentals.

When you install macOS High Sierra on the built-in solid-state drive (SSD) of a Mac, that drive is automatically converted to APFS. Fusion Drives and hard disk drives (HDDs) aren’t converted. You can’t opt out of the transition to APFS.

See Prepare for APFS in macOS High Sierra for more information.