Back to Boot Camp
I upgraded to High Sierra upon its release, only then to downgrade back to Sierra. The sticking issue for me is the sad situation with Boot Camp where I can’t easily switch back from Windows to macOS, because the option in Boot Camp’s taskbar icon to restart in macOS no longer works, no doubt because Windows doesn’t work with the new file system.
I am happy to upgrade, but only once Apple releases a new Boot Camp software for Windows. I can’t understand why we are still waiting for this to be fixed. I am sure many other readers feel my pain. BY LEE BROMLEY
ALEX SAYS… Apple Support still says the way to use Boot Camp with High Sierra is to restart your Mac holding down the å key and use Startup Manager to choose from your Windows and macOS volumes.
The initial release of High Sierra seems to have broken quite a few things, though – some of them major security concerns, such as the root user issue, the password hint problem, and keychain complications. Although these issues have all thankfully been resolved with updates, it’s anyone’s guess how long it will take Apple to get around to a fix for the Boot Camp issue.
Mediafour’s MacDrive (bit.ly/mfmdbt) software for Windows is available in a version that includes APFS support, but given it’s a third-party product and still in beta testing, we can’t recommend it yet.
However, the existence of that utility makes us hopeful Apple will eventually offer an improved official solution for going between Boot Camp and a macOS installation that’s using APFS. We have invited Apple to comment on the likelihood of this. If we hear anything, we’ll confirm on our social media accounts.