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Understanding File Systems and Types

This document provides an overview of different types of file systems, including FAT, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS, and others. It discusses key aspects of file systems like how they store and manage boot records, directories, files, and allocate disk space. The document also contains tables comparing features of different file systems like cluster size and wasted space for various partition sizes in FAT file systems.

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Understanding File Systems and Types

This document provides an overview of different types of file systems, including FAT, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS, and others. It discusses key aspects of file systems like how they store and manage boot records, directories, files, and allocate disk space. The document also contains tables comparing features of different file systems like cluster size and wasted space for various partition sizes in FAT file systems.

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Presented by

Intramantra Global Solution PVT LTD, Indore


http://intramantra.com
FEATURES OF MY INTERACTION

 Introduction
 Basic Concepts
 File Systems
 Types Of File Systems
 Conclusion
INTRODUCTION

A FILE SYSTEM is a method an operating


system uses to organise files on a disk.
Functions of File System:
1) Storing & Managing an operating systems
Boot Record.
2) Structures needed for managing
Directories & Files.
CONTINUE …..

3) Tracking allocated and unused space.


4) Maintaining Directories & Filename
5) Tracking where each file is physically
stored on the Disk.
BASIC CONCEPTS
 A little about Hard Disk Drive
 Disk Organisation
 Formating a Disk
 Types of Formatting
 Boot Records (MBR & PBR)
 Understing Partitions & types of Partitions
TYPES OF FILE SYSTEMS

 FILE ALLOCATION TABLE


 FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 32
 NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
 HIGH PERFORMANCE FILE SYSTEM
 NETWARE FILE SYSTEM
 LINUX EXT2 & LINUX SWAP
 COMPACT DISK FILE SYSTEM
FAT (FAT 12 & FAT 16)

 Supported by DOS,Windows
3.x,95,98,NT.
 Smallest unit of Data Storage is Cluster.
 It allows maximum of 65,525 Clusters.
 Not good for large Disks or Partitions.
TABLE SHOWS THE MINIMUM CLUSTER
SIZE AND WASTED SPACE FOR VARIOUS
PARTITION SIZES OF FAT FILE SYSTEM

Partition Size Cluster Size % Wasted Space


16-127 MB 2KB 2%
128-255 MB 4 KB 4%
256-511MB 8 KB 10%
512-1023 MB 16 KB 25%
1024-2047 MB 32 KB 40%
2048-4096 MB 64 KB(Win NT) 50%
FAT 32

 Supported Windows 95 OEM Service


Release 2(Ver 4.00.950B),98,NT 5.0,XP.
 DOS,Windows 3.x,NT 3.51/4.0,earlier
versions of Windows 95 Cannot recognise.
 Based on 32-bit FAT enteries.
 So supports larger Disk or Partition
NTFS

 Accessible only by Windows NT


 Not recommended for Disk less then
400MB
 Central System Structure is MFT
 Here Cluster size doesnot depend on size
of Disk or Partition.
 It also supports HOT FIXING
HPFS
 It is prefered by OS/2 & older versions of Windows NT

 More Efficient Structure to Organise Directory

 Allocates File Data in Sectors


MORE ON FILE SYSTEMS
 VIRTUAL FILE ALLOCATION LABLE

 FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 32X

 THE NETWARE FILE SYSTEM

 COMPRESSED DISK FILE SYSTEM

 LINUX EXT2 AND LINUX SWAP


CONCLUSION
 Fat 12/16 and fat 32 is a partition/cluster size
issue
 The root directory in FAT 32 is ordinary cluster
chain
 Boot Record on FAT32 creat back up of critical
data
 To boot from floppy we need SR2 start up disk

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