Computer file systems

Journaled File System or JFS is a 64-bit journaling file system created by IBM.

NTFS-3G is an open source cross-platform implementation of the Microsoft Windows NTFS file system with read-write support.

The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), formerly AppleTalk Filing Protocol, is a proprietary network protocol, and part of the Apple File Service (AFS), that offers file services for macOS and the classic Mac OS.

eCryptfs (Enterprise Cryptographic Filesystem) is a package of disk encryption software for Linux.

The following lists identify, characterize, and link to more thorough information on computer file systems.

AutoRun and the companion feature AutoPlay are components of the Microsoft Windows operating system that dictate what actions the system takes when a drive is mounted.

On February 17, 2015 IBM rebranded GPFS as IBM Spectrum Scale.

GVfs (abbreviation for GNOME Virtual file system) is GNOME's userspace virtual filesystem designed to work with the I/O abstraction of GIO, a library available in GLib since version 2.

Google File System (GFS or GoogleFS) is a proprietary distributed file system developed by Google to provide efficient, reliable access to data using large clusters of commodity hardware.

In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories.

CrossDOS is a file system handler for accessing FAT formatted media on Amiga computers.

Extent File System (EFS) is an older extent-based file system used in IRIX releases prior to version 5.

In the maintenance of file systems, defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation.

GlusterFS is a scale-out network-attached storage file system.

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a software interface for Unix-like computer operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code.

Lustre is a type of parallel distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing.

The compressed loop device (cloop) is a module for the Linux kernel.

e2fsprogs (sometimes called the e2fs programs) is a set of utilities for maintaining the ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems.

A Disk image, in computing, is a computer file containing the contents and structure of a disk volume or of an entire data storage device, such as a hard disk drive, tape drive, floppy disk, optical disc or USB flash drive.

In computer file systems, a cluster or allocation unit is a unit of disk space allocation for files and directories.

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.

An Open Source Distributed File System that can be used behind an HTTP server (Apache, lighttpd, Hiawatha, Cherokee etc.) to implement a highly scalable DFS for storing images, etc.

Open Scalable File Systems, Inc.

The Apple File System (APFS) is a file system for macOS, iOS, tvOS and watchOS, currently being developed and deployed by Apple Inc.

A clustered file system is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers.

Hi Performance FileSystem (HFS) is a file system used in the HP-UX operating system.

A FAT file system is a specific type of computer file system architecture and a family of industry-standard file systems utilizing it.

Linear Tape File System (LTFS) allows files stored on magnetic tape to be accessed in a similar fashion to those on disk or removable flash drives.

File Allocation Table (FAT) is a computer file system architecture and a family of industry-standard file systems utilizing it.

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In computing, a virtual folder generally denotes an organizing principle for files that is not dependent on location in a hierarchical directory tree.

Temp File Cleaner (TFC) is a utility program for Microsoft Windows designed to quickly remove temporary and unnecessary files which might otherwise prove difficult to find because of dynamic paths and multiple locations.

The EFI system partition (ESP) is a partition on a data storage device (usually a hard disk drive or solid-state drive) that is used by computers adhering to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).