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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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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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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Most file systems include attributes of files and directories that control the ability of users to read, change, navigate, and execute the contents of...
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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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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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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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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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A virtual file system (VFS) or virtual filesystem switch is an abstract layer on top of a more concrete file system. The purpose of a VFS is to allow...
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