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  2. Apple File System - Wikipedia

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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, watchOS 3.2, and all versions of iPadOS. [9] [10] It aims to fix core problems of HFS+ (also called Mac OS Extended), APFS's predecessor on these operating systems.

  3. Comparison of file systems - Wikipedia

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    File system Maximum filename length Allowable characters in directory entries Maximum pathname length Maximum file size Maximum volume size Max number of files AdvFS: 255 characters Any byte except NUL: No limit defined: 16 TiB (17.59 TB) 16 TiB (17.59 TB) ? APFS: 255 UTF-8 characters Unicode 9.0 encoded in UTF-8? 8 EiB (9.223 EB) ?

  4. exFAT - Wikipedia

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    For each file, exFAT uses two separate 64-bit fields in the directory: the valid data length (VDL), which indicates the real size of the file, and the physical data length. To provide improvement in the allocation of cluster storage for a new file, Microsoft incorporated a method to pre-allocate contiguous clusters and bypass the use of ...

  5. File size - Wikipedia

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    File size is a measure of how much data a computer file contains or, alternately, how much storage it consumes. Typically, file size is expressed in units of measurement based on the byte . By convention, file size units use either a metric prefix (as in megabyte and gigabyte ) or a binary prefix (as in mebibyte and gibibyte ).

  6. Macintosh File System - Wikipedia

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    Supported. operating systems. System 1 — Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1 (read-only) Macintosh File System ( MFS) is a volume format (or disk file system) created by Apple Computer for storing files on 400K floppy disks. MFS was introduced with the original Apple Macintosh computer in January 1984. MFS is notable both for introducing resource forks ...

  7. HFS Plus - Wikipedia

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    HFS Plus or HFS+ (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Extended) is a journaling file system developed by Apple Inc. It replaced the Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system of Apple computers with the 1998 release of Mac OS 8.1. HFS+ continued as the primary Mac OS X file system until it was itself replaced with the Apple File ...

  8. Hierarchical File System (Apple) - Wikipedia

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    Hierarchical File System ( HFS) is a proprietary file system developed by Apple Inc. for use in computer systems 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 is also referred to as Mac OS Standard (or HFS Standard ), while its successor, HFS Plus, is also ...

  9. File Allocation Table - Wikipedia

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    File Allocation Table. File Allocation Table ( FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default filesystem for MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems. [3] Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices.