A file system is a specific arrangement of files on any storage medium on which these files are stored. As everyone knows, various types of files can be found on computers, mobile phones and other mobile devices. The organization of such storage determines the format of the information contained, the method of its storage and naming. All these parameters are reflected in the file structure of operating systems. Each specific file system determines its specific ones:
- the size of the file or folder name;
- a set of system properties (attributes) for each type of file;
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