Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

MIT researchers are planning to present a paper at the ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles in October, with details of the first computer file system that is mathematically guaranteed not to ...

It's the day after Independence Day in the US, and much of our staff is just returning to their preferred work machines. If this was 1997 instead of 2018, that would mean booting up BeOS for some. The ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...

Worker was forced to use a terrible computer for a big project, but the boss’s incompetence ended up getting him demoted So ...

What this means is that the deleted file is not fully gone and can still be recovered. It's only when the data is overwritten ...

When choosing a computer backup solution, consider the amount of data you have, whether you have multiple computers on your home network, the amount of hands-on involvement required, backup speed, the ...

A bad sector, corrupt files, incorrect file execution policies, and others are considered to be the primary cause of File System Errors. The error message is usually ...

Dropbox has announced that starting on November 7th 2018, only the ext4 file system will be supported in Linux for synchronizing folders in the Dropbox desktop app. Those Linux users who have synch on ...

If the system does not have a properly allocated paging file, this can lead to performance errors and an error message. Setting the Virtual memory can ensure ...