An initial request for comments (RFC) patch series was sent out this morning for BeamFS. The proposed BeamFS is a Reed-Solomon protected file-system. BeamFS was born out of the stalled FTRFS proposal ...

In the Linux environment, the file system acts as a backbone, orchestrating the systematic storage and retrieval of data. It is a hierarchical structure that outlines how data is organized, stored, ...

Huawei engineers are experimenting with a new file-system called XMFS. XMFS was presented this week at LPC 2026 in Czechia as ...

When Apple was about to introduce Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard, John Siracusa wrote in the summer of 2006 about how a new file system should be coming to Macs (which it did, 11 years later). The ...

In Linux, there are many ways to secure your files. Among them are the file system attributes. In this article you'll learn how to apply them. Before starting to do anything using file system ...

I'm formatting a 180 gb drive as a single partition. It is to be used for data storage and samba sharing. Most files will be fairly large (movies, isos, etc) but there will be smaller ones too (source ...

With a handful of commands and a trick or two, you can move around the Linux file system with ease and never get lost. One of the first things Linux users need to learn is how to move around the Linux ...

Linux server admins must think carefully about which file system to choose -- XFS or ext4 -- based on each device's role and storage requirements. Desktop deployment and support personnel may find a ...

In the world of Linux, where multi-user systems and server security are foundational principles, understanding file permissions and ownership is crucial. Whether you're a beginner exploring your first ...

Share files and text between Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS with LocalSend, a free, open-source app that uses your ...

The file manager might not be a feature on your desktop that you’ve ever considered changing, but once you’ve seen a better option, you can’t unsee it. I’ve used nearly every file manager on the ...