APFS or MacOs Extended for an HDD?

[CakeEater]

Is still better to format an external hard disk using MacOs Extended instead of APFS or things are different now with Monterey?

 

[TonyAguila]

Is still better to format an external hard disk using MacOs Extended instead of APFS or things are different now with Monterey?

With Monterey I recommend formatting all attached drives, SSD or hard drive, as APFS, especially in the case of Time Machine drives.

I have four 8-TB hard drives consisting of 11 volumes, all APFS; and four SSDs of 13 volumes, APFS as well. The only external drive I have in HFS+ format is my USB SSD used for installing macOS. Somehow, you cannot use APFS for a bootable, self-contained macOS installer.

 

[Jaygon]

With Monterey I recommend formatting all attached drives, SSD or hard drive, as APFS, especially in the case of Time Machine drives.

I have four 8-TB hard drives consisting of 11 volumes, all APFS; and four SSDs of 13 volumes, APFS as well. The only external drive I have in HFS+ format is my USB SSD used for installing macOS. Somehow, you cannot use APFS for a bootable, self-contained macOS installer.

Hi Tony,
Thanks for your advice to CakeEater. I was about to ask a very similar question.
Cheers