Simple File System

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Simple File System (SFS) is a filesystem designed to be easy to understand and implement. It was among other reasons developed in order to provide an free alternative[1] to the widespread FAT system, which is patented by Microsoft.

[edit] Features

  • Long file names.
  • Can coexist with a FAT filesystem on the same volume, by using a large enough reserved area.

[edit] Limitations

Simple File System lacks on some features that are considered too complex to implement and not needed for its purposes:

  • File fragmentation. A file's blocks must be contiguous.
  • Journaling support.
  • Compression support.

[edit] External links

  • V-Disk an sfs-capable utility for Windows


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