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macOS 28 Drops Support for Encrypted Mac OS Extended Volumes
Apple will remove support for encrypted Mac OS Extended (HFS+) volumes in macOS 28, requiring users to decrypt or reformat affected drives. The change impacts legacy encrypted volumes, not standard HFS+ or APFS. Users should migrate data before upgrading to avoid access loss.
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This is a quiet but significant deprecation that could catch users off guard, especially those relying on older encrypted backups or external drives.
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PSA: macOS 28 will drop support for encrypted Mac OS Extended volumes →
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