Filesystem

Any computer, stand alone or network-attached, organizes the data it stores on secondary storage using a filesystem. A filesystem isn't just a pattern for storing data files. It also includes the processes, methods, and structures used to name, store, locate, and retrieve data. Although, it is also used by some to refer to a disk partition.

Operating systems and filesystems

Network servers can and do use a wide assortment of filesystems, some proprietary to an operating system and some standard or more generic. For example, as shown in the following table, several Linux versions from different providers all used the Extended File System version 3 (ext3) and later ext4. Windows systems relied on the New Technology...