In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access. A local file system is a capability of...
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The Be File System (BFS) is the native file system for the BeOS. In the Linux kernel, it is referred to as "BeFS" to avoid confusion with Boot File System...
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change, navigate, and execute the contents of the file system. In some cases, menu options or functions may be made visible or hidden depending on a user's...
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Network file system may refer to: A distributed file system, which is accessed over a computer network Network File System (protocol), a specific brand...
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A journaling file system is a file system that keeps track of changes not yet committed to the file system's main part by recording the goal of such changes...
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to more thorough information on file systems. Many older operating systems support only their one "native" file system, which does not bear any name apart...
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for a number of file systems. Note that in addition to the below table, block capabilities can be implemented below the file system layer in Linux (LVM...
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Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems (Sun) in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer...
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Andrew File System (AFS) is a distributed file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space...
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A clustered file system (CFS) is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers. There are several approaches to clustering...
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InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol, hypermedia and file sharing peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. By using...
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Apple File System (APFS) is a proprietary file system developed and deployed by Apple Inc. for macOS Sierra (10.12.4) and later, iOS 10.3, tvOS 10.2,...
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The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption. The technology...
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Hierarchical File System may refer to Hierarchical file system, a file system that is organized hierarchically with a tree structure Hierarchical File System (Apple)...
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A versioning file system is any computer file system which allows a computer file to exist in several versions at the same time. Thus it is a form of revision...
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applications to access different types of concrete file systems in a uniform way. A VFS can, for example, be used to access local and network storage devices...
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Google File System (GFS or GoogleFS, not to be confused with the GFS Linux file system) is a proprietary distributed file system developed by Google to...
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hierarchical file system is a file system that uses directories to organize files into a tree structure. In a hierarchical file system, directories contain...
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distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing. The name Lustre is a portmanteau word derived from Linux and cluster. Lustre file system...
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The extended file system, or ext, was implemented in April 1992 as the first file system created specifically for the Linux kernel. Although EXT is not...
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Filing system may refer to: Filing cabinet, a piece of office furniture File system, a method of storing and organizing computer files and their data Sorting...
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Installable File System (IFS) is a filesystem API in MS-DOS/PC DOS 4.x, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system to recognize...
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File System Visualizer, also known as fsv, is a 3D file browser using OpenGL, written by Daniel Richard G. It is a clone of SGI's fsn file manager for...
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Distributed File System (DFS) is a set of client and server services that allow an organization using Microsoft Windows servers to organize many distributed...
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The Unix file system (UFS) is a family of file systems supported by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is a distant descendant of the original...
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The FAT file system is a file system used on MS-DOS and Windows 9x family of operating systems. It continues to be used on mobile devices and embedded...
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A file system API is an application programming interface through which a utility or user program requests services of a file system. An operating system...
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computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the tendency of a file system to lay out the contents of files non-continuously...
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A log-structured filesystem is a file system in which data and metadata are written sequentially to a circular buffer, called a log. The design was first...
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A system file in computers is a critical computer file without which a computer system may not operate correctly. These files may come as part of the...
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