WiBisode: macOS High Sierra Free Space / APFS Partition Merging
I have not been a fan of Disk Utility on Mac OS (excuse me, I don't mean to offend: macOS) since the "big change" in El Capitan. Everyone keeps telling that it is more "simplified" and more "intuitive". That sounds like Apple fandom brainwashing to me. When I keep hearing this script it sounds as if the speaker is saying it for fear that if they don't praise the modern Disk Utility endlessly someone will beat them up. I call it "Apple Stockholm Syndrome". People just seem to love everything Apple does regardless if it objectively sucks or not.
Well, at the risk of being the unpopular kid at the lunch table, I don't care for it. I think tangibly it is a lower quality product in comparison to older versions. I find it more cumbersome and difficult to work with. And I will, once again, showcase a simple task that the old Disk Utility does perfectly that the more modern one often fails at. I often resort to the command line more often than not with the modern Disk Utility.
I don't think that is just "old man talk" either. I love new stuff! But change for the sake of change at the deficit of function is not progress, in my opinion (remember Windows Vista???).
A particular situation that grinds my gears is handling unallocated space on a drive. This used to be so simple in previous versions of Mac OS X, as I demonstrate in this video with Mac OS X Tiger.
For some reason I can't just slide my main drive partition over the free space anymore? Well, actually I can, it just doesn't work every time. I noticed this in El Capitan and made a video about it. Probably the most "infamous" WiBisode episode of all time! Getting the most hatred from all the commenters.
I deserve criticism, I'll take the one on the chin, but as much as I tend to ramble on and on and on (ya, this description is getting a bit long) it is not absent to me it was an Apple related video that got that type of reaction. As a multiplatform fan myself, including Apple, I have noticed this specific need to tell others how much "I HATE YOU" comes from that camp.
Anyway, on with the show, folks! Here is the sequel!
Let's learn together and perhaps have a little bit of fun? And remember, this is supposed to be entertaining. So, if you find yourself getting upset to the point where you can't stand it anymore, just take a deep breath and scream at the top of your lungs "serenity now".
By the way, perform this at your own risk. I am not responsible if you mess up your drive! I recommend practicing on a cheap USB stick first, and make sure your important files are all backed up before attempting this on your actual Mac... or, downgrade to Mac OS X Tiger where this is not an issue what-so-ever!
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