In this guide, I'll help you understand file systems and any conversation about file systems. When people talk about file systems, they might refer to different aspects of a file system depending on the context - that's where things start to seem knotty.Īnd you might end up asking yourself, WHAT IS A FILE SYSTEM ANYWAY? 🤯 :) What is a file system?Ī file system defines how files are named, stored, and retrieved from a storage device. This post is meant to be a high-level overview of file systems, but I'll sneak into the lower-level concepts as well.
That's why I decided to write an article about it. It's a bit tricky to explain what exactly a file system is in just one sentence.
