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The system used to format and organize files on a disk. This includes directory structure, permissions management, metadata, and more. The current default file system for macOS is APFS (High Sierra and higher) and HFS+ (Sierra or lower).

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How many files in a folder is too many?

Apple’s support document (archived here) for Mac OS Extended format (HFS Plus) says: Maximum number of files (or files and folders) in a folder (all Mac OS X versions) Up to 2.1 billion (2)
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