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NTFS
NT File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft in the 1990s.
File Allocation Table
family of file systems originally developed by Microsoft
ISO 9660
file system for CD-R and CD-ROM optical discs
Q306233
exFAT (Extensible File Allocation Table) is a file system optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards, that was introduced by Microsoft in 2006. exFAT was proprietary until 28 August 2019, when Microsoft published its specification. Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design.
High Performance File System
filesystem created for OS/2 operating system
WinFS
WinFS (short for Windows Future Storage) was the code name for a canceled data storage and management system project based on relational databases, developed by Microsoft and first demonstrated in 2003. It was intended as an advanced storage subsystem for the Microsoft Windows operating system, designed for persistence and management of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data.
Encrypting File System
feature in Microsoft Windows
ReFS
Resilient File System (ReFS), codenamed "Protogon", is a Microsoft proprietary file system introduced with Windows Server 2012 with the intent of becoming the "next generation" file system after NTFS.
Distribution Media Format
computer floppy disk format
virtual folder
query results presented as folders
Transaction-Safe FAT File System
Live File System
windows file system for CD and DVD
Ext2Fsd
Ext2Fsd (short for Ext2 File System Driver) is a free Installable File System driver written in C for the Microsoft Windows operating system family. It facilitates read and write access to the ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems.
USN Journal
filesystem transaction log