Comparison of File Systems - Metadata

Metadata

File system Stores file owner POSIX file permissions Creation timestamps Last access/ read timestamps Last content modification timestamps Disk copy created Last metadata change timestamps Last archive timestamps Access control lists Security/ MAC labels Extended attributes/ Alternate data streams/ forks Checksum/ ECC Max Timestamp Granularity
CBM DOS No No No No No No No No No No No No Unknown
CP/M file system No No Yes No Unknown Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
DECtape No No Yes No Unknown Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
Elektronika BK tape format No No No No Unknown Unknown No No No No No Yes Unknown
Level-D Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Yes No No No Unknown
RT-11 No No Yes No No No No No No No No No Unknown
DOS (GEC) Yes No Yes Yes Yes Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
OS4000 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
V6FS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
V7FS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
FAT12 No No Partial Partial Yes Yes No No No No No No 10 milliseconds
FAT16 No No Partial Partial Yes Yes No No No No No No 10 milliseconds
FAT32 No No Partial Partial Yes Yes No No No No No No 10 milliseconds
exFAT No No Yes Yes Yes No Unknown No No Unknown Unknown Partial 10 milliseconds
HPFS Yes No Yes Yes Yes Unknown No No No Unknown Yes No Unknown
NTFS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 100 nanoseconds
HFS No No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Unknown
HFS Plus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 1 second
FFS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
UFS1 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes No No Unknown
UFS2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Unknown
LFS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
ext2 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 1 second
ext3 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 1 second
ext3cow Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 1 second
ext4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 nanosecond
Lustre Yes Yes Partial Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Partial Unknown
GPFS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
GFS Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Unknown
NILFS Yes Yes Yes No Unknown Unknown Yes No Planned No Planned Yes Unknown
ReiserFS Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Unknown
Reiser4 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
OCFS No Yes No No Unknown Unknown Yes Yes No No No No Unknown
OCFS2 Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Unknown Yes No Yes No Yes Partial Unknown
Reliance No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Partial Unknown
Reliance Nitro Linux port Linux port Yes Yes Yes No No No Linux port No Yes Partial Unknown
XFS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 1 nanosecond
JFS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Unknown
QFS Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Unknown
BFS Yes Yes Yes No Unknown Unknown No No No No Yes No Unknown
AdvFS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes No Yes No Unknown
NSS Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Unknown
NWFS Yes Unknown Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Unknown
ODS-5 Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Unknown
VxFS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Unknown Yes No Unknown
UDF Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Unknown
Fossil Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
ZFS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
VMFS2 Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
VMFS3 Yes Yes No Yes Unknown Unknown Yes No No No No No Unknown
ISO 9660:1988 No No Yes No Yes Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
Joliet ("CDFS") No No Yes No Yes Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
ISO 9660:1999 No No Yes No Unknown Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
High Sierra No No Yes No Unknown Unknown No No No No No No Unknown
Btrfs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Yes Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 nanosecond
Lanyard Filesystem No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No 1 nanosecond
PramFS Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unknown Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 second
File system Stores file owner POSIX file permissions Creation timestamps Last access/read timestamps Last content modification timestamps Disk copy created Last metadata change timestamps Last archive timestamps Access control lists Security/ MAC labels Extended attributes/ Alternate data streams/ forks Checksum/ ECC

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