File Systems Flashcards
Ext3
Third extended file system commonly used by the Linux os
Ext4
Forth extended file system commonly seen in Linux and Android
Network file system
Access files across the network as if they were local nfs clients across many oses
Hfs plus
Hierarchical file system also called mac os extended
Replaced by Apple file system
Swap partition
Memory management
Frees memory by moving unused pages onto disk
Copies back to ram when needed
Usually a fast drive or ssd
Quick format
Creates a new file table
Looks like data is erased but it’s not
No additional checks
Full format
Write zeros to whole disk
Your data is unrecoverable
Checks disk for bad sectors - time consuming
Use diskpart
Fat32
2 tb volume sizes
Maximum file size of 4 gb
Exfat
Microsoft flash drive file system
Files can be larger than 4 gbs
Cdfs
Compact disk file system