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title: Introduction
framework: filemanagement
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/APFS_Guide/Introduction
---

# Introduction

Describes Apple’s next-generation filesystem.

## Prerequisites

To understand how your app interacts with the file system, read *[File System Programming Guide](../../FileSystemProgrammingGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672)*.

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