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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of file systems. Image File history File links Emblem-contradict. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... See Filing system for this term as it is used in libraries and offices In computing, a file system is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them. ...

General information

An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the sharing of the resources of a computer and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... DECtape was a magnetic tape storage medium used with early Digital Equipment Corporation computers, including the PDP-6, PDP-8, LINC-8, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-12, and the PDP-15. ... The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The TOPS-10 System was a computer operating system from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for the PDP-10 released in 1964 and later on for the DEC-System10. ... Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) was the main research and development arm of the United States Bell System. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sixth Edition Unix (also known as V6 Unix) was the first version of Unix to see wide release outside Bell Labs. ... RT-11 (for Run Time or Real Time) was a real-time operating system for the DEC PDP-11. ... The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... RT-11 (for Run Time or Real Time) was a real-time operating system for the DEC PDP-11. ... “GEC” redirects here. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... CP/M is an operating system originally created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. ... Gary Arlen Kildall (May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an early American microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... CP/M is an operating system originally created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. ... “GEC” redirects here. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Microsoft BASIC is the foundation product of the Microsoft company. ... Beneath Apple DOS was a popular guide to Apple DOS. Apple DOS refers to operating systems for the Apple II series of microcomputers from 1978 through early 1983. ... Apple Inc. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Beneath Apple DOS was a popular guide to Apple DOS. Apple DOS refers to operating systems for the Apple II series of microcomputers from 1978 through early 1983. ... Apple Pascal refers to an operating system for the Apple II family of computers released in August of 1979 between the Apple DOS 3. ... Apple Inc. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Apple Pascal refers to an operating system for the Apple II family of computers released in August of 1979 between the Apple DOS 3. ... Commodore DOS, aka CBM DOS, was the disk operating system used with Commodores 8-bit computers. ... Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was an American electronics company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania which was a vital player in the home/personal computer field in the 1980s. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Microsoft BASIC is the foundation product of the Microsoft company. ... Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) was the main research and development arm of the United States Bell System. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Seventh Edition Unix, also called Version 7 Unix, Version 7 or just V7, was an important early release of the Unix operating system. ... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... OpenVMS[1] (Open Virtual Memory System or just VMS) is the name of a high-end computer server operating system that runs on the VAX[2] and Alpha[3] family of computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts (DIGITAL was then purchased by Compaq, and is now owned... The Disc Filing System (DFS) is a computer file system developed by Acorn Computers Ltd, and introduced in 1982 for the Acorn BBC Microcomputer. ... Acorn Computers Ltd. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The BBC Microcomputer System was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the BBC Computer Literacy Project operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Acorns Machine Operating System is the computer operating system that powers the Acorn BBC computer range: the BBC Micro (MOS 0. ... The Advanced Disc Filing System (ADFS) is a computing file system particular to the Acorn computer range and RISC OS based successors. ... Acorn Computers Ltd. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... An original press advertisement for the Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron was a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. ... Look up Arthur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In computing, the Berkeley Fast File System (or FFS) is a file system used mostly by BSD-derivative Unix variants. ... Marshall Kirk McKusick (b. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... For Australian-based Objectivist Prodos Marinakis and the prodos institute, see here. ... Apple Inc. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For Australian-based Objectivist Prodos Marinakis and the prodos institute, see here. ... Macintosh File System (MFS) is a volume format (or disk file system) created by Apple Computer for storing files on 400K floppy disks. ... Apple Inc. ... This article is about the year. ... This article relates to both the original Classic Mac OS as well as Mac OS X, Apples more recent operating system. ... Elektronika BK is a series of Russian home computers trademarked as Elektronika that are approximate clones of PDP-11. ... This article is about the year. ... Vilnius BASIC was a version of BASIC running on the Elektronika BK-0010-01 and BK-0011M computers. ... Hierarchical File System (HFS), is a file system developed by Apple Computer for use on computers running Mac OS. Originally designed for use on floppy and hard disks, it can also be found on read-only media such as CD-ROMs. ... Apple Inc. ... This article is about the year. ... This article relates to both the original Classic Mac OS as well as Mac OS X, Apples more recent operating system. ... On the Amiga the Old File System was the filesystem for Amiga OS before the Amiga Fast File System. ... MetaComCo was a company started in 1984 and based in Bristol, England. ... Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was an American electronics company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania which was a vital player in the home/personal computer field in the 1980s. ... This article is about the year. ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers. ... NetWare File System (NWFS), is a file system, based on a heavily-modified version of FAT. It was used in the Novell NetWare operating system. ... Novell Inc. ... This article is about the year. ... NetWare is a network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. ... The Amiga Fast File System (FFS) is an advanced file system used on the Amiga personal computer. ... Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was an American electronics company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania which was a vital player in the home/personal computer field in the 1980s. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... AmigaOS is the default native operating system of the Amiga and AmigaOne personal computers. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... Andrew S. Tanenbaum Dr. Andrew Stuart Andy Tanenbaum (sometimes called ast)[1] (born 1944) is a professor of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... HPFS or High Performance File System is a file system created specifically for the OS/2 operating system to improve upon the limitations of the FAT file system. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is the name given to a series of proprietary operating systems sold by IBM for several of its computer system platforms, based on UNIX System V. Before the product was ever marketed, the acronym AIX originally stood for Advanced IBM UNIX. The latest scalable AIX 5L... The VERITAS File System, or VxFS, is an extent-based file system that was the first commercial journaling file system, and was developed by VERITAS Software. ... VERITAS Software Corp. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... AT&T UNIX System V was one of the versions of the UNIX operating system. ... The AdvFS File System is a file system option available on Digitals incarnation of UNIX. Some of the features include very fast crash recovery, high performance, and a dynamic structure that enables one to manage the file sytem while its live and online. ... The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Tru64 is HPs (formerly Compaq; formerly DEC) 64-bit UNIX for the Alpha AXP platform. ... NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Gary D. Kimura is a software developer who worked for Microsoft. ... Tom Miller is a software developer who was employed by Microsoft. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Windows NT (New Technology) is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. ... The Log-Structured File System (or LFS) is an implementation of a log-structured file system, originally developed for BSD. It was removed from FreeBSD and OpenBSD. In NetBSD, its still present, but it appears to be no longer completely functional as of NetBSD 2. ... Margo Seltzer is a researcher in the area of computer systems. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sprite operating system was an experimental Unix-like operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley, by John Ousterhouts research group between 1984 and 1992. ... The ext2 or second extended file system is a file system for the Linux kernel. ... Rémy Card is a French software developer who is noted for his contributions to the Linux kernel. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... Marshall Kirk McKusick (b. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... XFS is a high-performance journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX operating system. ... Silicon Graphics, Inc. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... IRIX is a computer operating system developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. ... “ISO” redirects here. ... Ecma International is an international, private (membership-based) standards organization for information and communication systems. ... OSTA is an acronym for: Oklahoma Science Teachers Association Old Spanish Trail Association Open Systems Technology Associates Optical Storage Technology Association Oregon Science Teacher Association Oregon Substitute Teachers Association Jean dOsta is a Belgian writer. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. ... QFS is a filesystem sold by Sun Microsystems. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Solaris is a computer operating system developed by Sun Microsystems. ... [GPFS]http://www-03. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is the name given to a series of proprietary operating systems sold by IBM for several of its computer system platforms, based on UNIX System V. Before the product was ever marketed, the acronym AIX originally stood for Advanced IBM UNIX. The latest scalable AIX 5L... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... The Be File System (BFS, occasionally misnamed as BeFS) is the native file system for the BeOS operating system. ... Be, Incorporated was the company that developed the BeOS operating system and BeBox computer. ... Dominic B. Giampaolo is a software developer who currently works for Apple Computer, where he is part of the Mac OS X file system and Spotlight groups. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. ... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... Andrew S. Tanenbaum Dr. Andrew Stuart Andy Tanenbaum (sometimes called ast)[1] (born 1944) is a professor of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... MINIX is a free/open source, Unix-like operating system (OS) based on a microkernel architecture. ... HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used on Macintosh computers. ... Apple Inc. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Mac OS 8 is a series of versions of the Mac OS that supported a transition through major changes in the Macintosh hardware platform. ... Novell Storage Services (NSS) is a file system used by Novells NetWare Operating system and recently ported to Linux. ... Novell Inc. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... NetWare is a network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... 1. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... OpenVMS[1] (Open Virtual Memory System or just VMS) is the name of a high-end computer server operating system that runs on the VAX[2] and Alpha[3] family of computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts (DIGITAL was then purchased by Compaq, and is now owned... The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journalled file system that is commonly used by the Linux operating system. ... Dr Stephen C. Tweedie is a software developer who is known for his work on the Linux kernel, in particular the ext3 filesystem. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... Lustre is an Open Source file system for Network-attached storage, generally used for large scale cluster computing. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... This article is about the year. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Global File System (or GFS) is a shared-storage journaled cluster, or distributed file system. ... Sistina Software was an organization that focused on storage solutions architected around a Linux platform. ... Red Hat, Inc. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser who is referred to as the projects Benevolent Dictator for Life. ... Namesys is the company based in the United States and Russia owned and run by Hans Reiser. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... FATX or XFAT is a slightly modified version of the File Allocation Table filesystem, and is designed for Microsofts Xbox video game console hard disk drive, used in an effort to reduce piracy. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... Marshall Kirk McKusick (b. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... VMware Inc. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... VMware Inc. ... Fossil is the default file system in Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ... Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) was the main research and development arm of the United States Bell System. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. ... Not to be confused with GmailFS. Google File System (GFS) is a proprietary distributed file system developed by Google for its own use. ... This article is about the corporation. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Solaris is a computer operating system developed by Sun Microsystems. ... Reiser4 is a computer file system, a new from scratch successor to the ReiserFS file system, developed by Namesys and sponsored by DARPA as well as Linspire. ... Namesys is the company based in the United States and Russia owned and run by Hans Reiser. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... Non-Volatile File System (NVFS) is a Flash memory File System introduced in the release of Palms latest Personal Digital Assistant handheld models Tungsten T5, Tungsten E2, Palm TX, and Treo 650. ... Palm, Inc. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Palm OS is a compact operating system developed and licensed by PalmSource, Inc. ... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... Andrew S. Tanenbaum Dr. Andrew Stuart Andy Tanenbaum (sometimes called ast)[1] (born 1944) is a professor of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MINIX 3 is a project with the aim to create a small, highly reliable and functional Unix-like operating system. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... NILFS is a log-structured file system implementation for Linux. ... Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (日本電信電話 Nippon Denshin Denwa) is a telephone company that dominates the telecommunication market in Japan. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... VMware Inc. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Global File System (GFS) is a shared storage file system available for Linux computer clusters. ... Red Hat, Inc. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a file system suited especially for flash drives introduced with Windows CE 6. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Windows CE 6. ...

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A filename is a special kind of string used to uniquely identify a file stored on the file system of a computer. ... DECtape was a magnetic tape storage medium used with early Digital Equipment Corporation computers, including the PDP-6, PDP-8, LINC-8, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-12, and the PDP-15. ... Elektronika BK is a series of Russian home computers trademarked as Elektronika that are approximate clones of PDP-11. ... RT-11 (for Run Time or Real Time) was a real-time operating system for the DEC PDP-11. ... The null character (also null terminator) is a character with the value zero, present in the ASCII and Unicode character sets, and available in nearly all mainstream programming languages. ... MiB redirects here. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... Commodore DOS, aka CBM DOS, was the disk operating system used with Commodores 8-bit computers. ... MiB redirects here. ... MiB redirects here. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a file system suited especially for flash drives introduced with Windows CE 6. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... A 8. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... MiB redirects here. ... MiB redirects here. ... MiB redirects here. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... A 8. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... MiB redirects here. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... A 8. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... MiB redirects here. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... FATX or XFAT is a slightly modified version of the File Allocation Table filesystem, and is designed for Microsofts Xbox video game console hard disk drive, used in an effort to reduce piracy. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... MiB redirects here. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... Fossil is the default file system in Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ... Macintosh File System (MFS) is a volume format (or disk file system) created by Apple Computer for storing files on 400K floppy disks. ... MiB redirects here. ... MiB redirects here. ... Hierarchical File System (HFS), is a file system developed by Apple Computer for use on computers running Mac OS. Originally designed for use on floppy and hard disks, it can also be found on read-only media such as CD-ROMs. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... HPFS or High Performance File System is a file system created specifically for the OS/2 operating system to improve upon the limitations of the FAT file system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used on Macintosh computers. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... In computing, the Berkeley Fast File System (or FFS) is a file system used mostly by BSD-derivative Unix variants. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The ext2 or second extended file system is a file system for the Linux kernel. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journalled file system that is commonly used by the Linux operating system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... Lustre is an Open Source file system for Network-attached storage, generally used for large scale cluster computing. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... General Parallel File System (GPFS) is an IBM proprietary journaled cluster file system available for AIX and Linux since 2001. ... A petabyte (derived from the SI prefix peta- ) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one quadrillion bytes. ... Global File System (or GFS) is a shared-storage journaled cluster, or distributed file system. ... This article is about a measurement term for data storage capacity. ... An exabyte (derived from the SI prefix exa-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to approximately one quintillion bytes. ... This article is about a measurement term for data storage capacity. ... An exabyte (derived from the SI prefix exa-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to approximately one quintillion bytes. ... NILFS is a log-structured file system implementation for Linux. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser who is referred to as the projects Benevolent Dictator for Life. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... Reiser4 is a computer file system, a new from scratch successor to the ReiserFS file system, developed by Namesys and sponsored by DARPA as well as Linspire. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... XFS is a high-performance journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX operating system. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... QFS is a filesystem sold by Sun Microsystems. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... The Be File System (BFS, occasionally misnamed as BeFS) is the native file system for the BeOS operating system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A pebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... The AdvFS File System is a file system option available on Digitals incarnation of UNIX. Some of the features include very fast crash recovery, high performance, and a dynamic structure that enables one to manage the file sytem while its live and online. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... Novell Storage Services (NSS) is a file system used by Novells NetWare Operating system and recently ported to Linux. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... NetWare File System (NWFS), is a file system, based on a heavily-modified version of FAT. It was used in the Novell NetWare operating system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... The VERITAS File System, or VxFS, is an extent-based file system that was the first commercial journaling file system, and was developed by VERITAS Software. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... In computing, ZFS is a file system originally created by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris Operating System. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... An exbibyte (a contraction of exa binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated EiB. 1 exbibyte = 260 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1,024 pebibytes The exbibyte is closely related to the exabyte, which can either be a synonym for exbibyte, or... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... The Minix file system is the native file system of the Minix operating system. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A gibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes... A tebibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated TiB. 1 tebibyte = 240 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes The tebibyte is closely related to the terabyte, which can either be a synonym for tebibyte, or refer to 1012 bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes...

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POSIX or Portable Operating System Interface[1] is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define the application programming interface (API) for software compatible with variants of the Unix operating system. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... In computing, a mandatory access control (MAC) technique protects and contains computer processes, data, and system devices from misuse. ... Extended file attributes is a filesystem feature that enables users to associate arbitrary metadata with computer files, whereas regular attributes have a strictly defined purpose (such as permissions or records of creation and modification times). ... In computer file systems, a fork is additional data associated with a file system object. ... In information theory and coding, an error-correcting code or ECC is a code in which each data signal conforms to specific rules of construction so that departures from this construction in the received signal can generally be automatically detected and corrected. ... CP/M is an operating system originally created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. ... DECtape was a magnetic tape storage medium used with early Digital Equipment Corporation computers, including the PDP-6, PDP-8, LINC-8, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-12, and the PDP-15. ... Elektronika BK is a series of Russian home computers trademarked as Elektronika that are approximate clones of PDP-11. ... RT-11 (for Run Time or Real Time) was a real-time operating system for the DEC PDP-11. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... HPFS or High Performance File System is a file system created specifically for the OS/2 operating system to improve upon the limitations of the FAT file system. ... NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. ... Hierarchical File System (HFS), is a file system developed by Apple Computer for use on computers running Mac OS. Originally designed for use on floppy and hard disks, it can also be found on read-only media such as CD-ROMs. ... HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used on Macintosh computers. ... In computing, the Berkeley Fast File System (or FFS) is a file system used mostly by BSD-derivative Unix variants. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The Log-Structured File System (or LFS) is an implementation of a log-structured file system, originally developed for BSD. It was removed from FreeBSD and OpenBSD. In NetBSD, its still present, but it appears to be no longer completely functional as of NetBSD 2. ... The ext2 or second extended file system is a file system for the Linux kernel. ... The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journalled file system that is commonly used by the Linux operating system. ... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... Lustre is an Open Source file system for Network-attached storage, generally used for large scale cluster computing. ... [GPFS]http://www-03. ... Global File System (or GFS) is a shared-storage journaled cluster, or distributed file system. ... NILFS is a log-structured file system implementation for Linux. ... ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser who is referred to as the projects Benevolent Dictator for Life. ... Reiser4 is a computer file system, a new from scratch successor to the ReiserFS file system, developed by Namesys and sponsored by DARPA as well as Linspire. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... XFS is a high-performance journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX operating system. ... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... QFS is a filesystem sold by Sun Microsystems. ... The Be File System (BFS, occasionally misnamed as BeFS) is the native file system for the BeOS operating system. ... The AdvFS File System is a file system option available on Digitals incarnation of UNIX. Some of the features include very fast crash recovery, high performance, and a dynamic structure that enables one to manage the file sytem while its live and online. ... Novell Storage Services (NSS) is a file system used by Novells NetWare Operating system and recently ported to Linux. ... NetWare File System (NWFS), is a file system, based on a heavily-modified version of FAT. It was used in the Novell NetWare operating system. ... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... The VERITAS File System, or VxFS, is an extent-based file system that was the first commercial journaling file system, and was developed by VERITAS Software. ... The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. ... Fossil is the default file system in Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... POSIX or Portable Operating System Interface[1] is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define the application programming interface (API) for software compatible with variants of the Unix operating system. ... In computer security, an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. ... In computing, a mandatory access control (MAC) technique protects and contains computer processes, data, and system devices from misuse. ... Extended file attributes is a filesystem feature that enables users to associate arbitrary metadata with computer files, whereas regular attributes have a strictly defined purpose (such as permissions or records of creation and modification times). ... In computer file systems, a fork is additional data associated with a file system object. ... In information theory and coding, an error-correcting code or ECC is a code in which each data signal conforms to specific rules of construction so that departures from this construction in the received signal can generally be automatically detected and corrected. ...

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In computing, a hard link is a reference, or pointer, to physical data on a storage volume. ... A symbolic link (often symlink, especially in verb form, or soft link) is a special type of file in a Unix (or Unix-like) filesystem that allows a file entry to refer to another directory entry. ... A journaling (or journalling) file system is a file system that logs changes to a journal (usually a circular log in a specially-allocated area) before actually writing them to the main file system. ... A journaling (or journalling) file system is a file system that logs changes to a journal (usually a circular log in a specially-allocated area) before actually writing them to the main file system. ... Text sometimes exhibits case sensitivity, that is, words can differ in meaning based on the differing use of uppercase and lowercase letters. ... When a computer stores text, the computer may keep or discard case information. ... File Change Log A file change log tracks changes to the namespace (files and directories) of a file system. ... In computer science, an execute in place filesystem is one that allows certain sections of programs to be stored read-only in an area other than main system memory. ... Filesystem-level encryption, is a form of disk encryption where individual files or directories are encrypted by the file system, in contrast to full disk encryption where the entire partition or disk, where the file system resides, is encrypted. ... DECtape was a magnetic tape storage medium used with early Digital Equipment Corporation computers, including the PDP-6, PDP-8, LINC-8, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-12, and the PDP-15. ... RT-11 (for Run Time or Real Time) was a real-time operating system for the DEC PDP-11. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... HPFS or High Performance File System is a file system created specifically for the OS/2 operating system to improve upon the limitations of the FAT file system. ... NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. ... HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used on Macintosh computers. ... In computing, the Berkeley Fast File System (or FFS) is a file system used mostly by BSD-derivative Unix variants. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The Log-Structured File System (or LFS) is an implementation of a log-structured file system, originally developed for BSD. It was removed from FreeBSD and OpenBSD. In NetBSD, its still present, but it appears to be no longer completely functional as of NetBSD 2. ... The ext2 or second extended file system is a file system for the Linux kernel. ... The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journalled file system that is commonly used by the Linux operating system. ... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... Lustre is an Open Source file system for Network-attached storage, generally used for large scale cluster computing. ... NILFS is a log-structured file system implementation for Linux. ... ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser who is referred to as the projects Benevolent Dictator for Life. ... Reiser4 is a computer file system, a new from scratch successor to the ReiserFS file system, developed by Namesys and sponsored by DARPA as well as Linspire. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... XFS is a high-performance journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX operating system. ... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... QFS is a filesystem sold by Sun Microsystems. ... The Be File System (BFS, occasionally misnamed as BeFS) is the native file system for the BeOS operating system. ... Novell Storage Services (NSS) is a file system used by Novells NetWare Operating system and recently ported to Linux. ... NetWare File System (NWFS), is a file system, based on a heavily-modified version of FAT. It was used in the Novell NetWare operating system. ... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. ... The VERITAS File System, or VxFS, is an extent-based file system that was the first commercial journaling file system, and was developed by VERITAS Software. ... Fossil is the default file system in Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... In computing, a hard link is a reference, or pointer, to physical data on a storage volume. ... A symbolic link (often symlink, especially in verb form, or soft link) is a special type of file in a Unix (or Unix-like) filesystem that allows a file entry to refer to another directory entry. ... A journaling (or journalling) file system is a file system that logs changes to a journal (usually a circular log in a specially-allocated area) before actually writing them to the main file system. ... A journaling (or journalling) file system is a file system that logs changes to a journal (usually a circular log in a specially-allocated area) before actually writing them to the main file system. ... Text sometimes exhibits case sensitivity, that is, words can differ in meaning based on the differing use of uppercase and lowercase letters. ... When a computer stores text, the computer may keep or discard case information. ... File Change Log A file change log tracks changes to the namespace (files and directories) of a file system. ... In computer science, an execute in place filesystem is one that allows certain sections of programs to be stored read-only in an area other than main system memory. ... Filesystem-level encryption, is a form of disk encryption where individual files or directories are encrypted by the file system, in contrast to full disk encryption where the entire partition or disk, where the file system resides, is encrypted. ...

Allocation and layout policies

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Tail packing be merged into this article or section. ... Allocate-on-flush (also called delayed allocation) is a computer file system feature implemented in XFS, Reiser4, and ZFS. When blocks must be allocated to hold pending writes, disk space for the appended data is subtracted from the free-space counter, but not actually allocated in the free-space map. ... An extent is a contiguous area of storage in a computer file system, reserved for a file. ... In computer science, a sparse file is a type of computer file that attempts to use file system space more efficiently. ... DECtape was a magnetic tape storage medium used with early Digital Equipment Corporation computers, including the PDP-6, PDP-8, LINC-8, PDP-10, PDP-11, PDP-12, and the PDP-15. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. ... HPFS or High Performance File System is a file system created specifically for the OS/2 operating system to improve upon the limitations of the FAT file system. ... NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. ... HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Computer to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used on Macintosh computers. ... In computing, the Berkeley Fast File System (or FFS) is a file system used mostly by BSD-derivative Unix variants. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The UNIX file system (UFS) is a file system used by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... The Log-Structured File System (or LFS) is an implementation of a log-structured file system, originally developed for BSD. It was removed from FreeBSD and OpenBSD. In NetBSD, its still present, but it appears to be no longer completely functional as of NetBSD 2. ... The ext2 or second extended file system is a file system for the Linux kernel. ... The ext3 or third extended filesystem is a journalled file system that is commonly used by the Linux operating system. ... The ext4, or fourth extended filesystem is a journalled file system that was revealed on October 10, 2006 by Andrew Morton as a compatible improvement to the ext3, featuring support for volumes up to 1024 petabytes and added extent (allocation of an area for a file to use) support. ... Lustre is an Open Source file system for Network-attached storage, generally used for large scale cluster computing. ... NILFS is a log-structured file system implementation for Linux. ... ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser who is referred to as the projects Benevolent Dictator for Life. ... Reiser4 is a computer file system, a new from scratch successor to the ReiserFS file system, developed by Namesys and sponsored by DARPA as well as Linspire. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... OCFS stands for Oracle Cluster File System. ... XFS is a high-performance journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics for their IRIX operating system. ... For the HP-UX filesystem, see VERITAS File System. ... QFS is a filesystem sold by Sun Microsystems. ... The Be File System (BFS, occasionally misnamed as BeFS) is the native file system for the BeOS operating system. ... Novell Storage Services (NSS) is a file system used by Novells NetWare Operating system and recently ported to Linux. ... NetWare File System (NWFS), is a file system, based on a heavily-modified version of FAT. It was used in the Novell NetWare operating system. ... Files-11, also known as on-disk structure, is the filesystem used by Hewlett-Packards OpenVMS operating system, and also (in a simpler form) by the older RSX-11. ... The VERITAS File System, or VxFS, is an extent-based file system that was the first commercial journaling file system, and was developed by VERITAS Software. ... The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. ... Fossil is the default file system in Plan 9 from Bell Labs. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is VMware, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Tail packing be merged into this article or section. ... Allocate-on-flush (also called delayed allocation) is a computer file system feature implemented in XFS, Reiser4, and ZFS. When blocks must be allocated to hold pending writes, disk space for the appended data is subtracted from the free-space counter, but not actually allocated in the free-space map. ... An extent is a contiguous area of storage in a computer file system, reserved for a file. ... In computer science, a sparse file is a type of computer file that attempts to use file system space more efficiently. ...

See also

• Comparison of archive formats
• Comparison of file archivers
• List of archive formats
• List of file archivers
• List of file systems

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of file archivers. ... This is a list of file formats used by archivers and compressors. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Comparison of file archivers. ... The following lists identify, characterise and link to more thorough information on computer file systems. ...

Notes