#macOS #Tahoe brings a new #disk #image format
Disk images have been valuable tools marred by poor performance. In the wrong circumstances, an encrypted sparse image (#UDSP) stored on the blazingly fast internal #SSD of an #Apple silicon #Mac may write files no faster than 100 MB/s, typical for a cheap hard drive. One of the important new features introduced in macOS 26 Tahoe is a new disk image format that can achieve near-native speeds: #ASIF
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/vzdiskimagestoragedeviceattachment/