HFS
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HFS (Hierarchical File System) is a classic file system developed by Apple for early Macintosh computers, organizing data in a tree-structured hierarchy with support for resource forks and metadata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HFS canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer file system
ⓘ
file system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mac OS Platinum
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS Standard
|
| blockAllocationUnit | allocation blocks ⓘ |
| casePreservation | case-preserving ⓘ |
| caseSensitivity | case-insensitive ⓘ |
| characterEncoding | MacRoman ⓘ |
| designedFor |
floppy disks
ⓘ
hard disks ⓘ |
| developer |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| directoryStructure | tree-structured hierarchy ⓘ |
| fileNameLengthLimit | 31 characters ⓘ |
| followedBy |
APFS
ⓘ
HFS Plus ⓘ HFS Plus ⓘ
surface form:
HFS+
|
| fullName | Hierarchical File System ⓘ |
| intendedHardwarePlatform |
Apple Macintosh computers
ⓘ
surface form:
Macintosh computers
68k Macintosh ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68000-based Macintosh
|
| introducedInProduct | Macintosh System 2.1 ⓘ |
| maximumFileSize | 2 GB (approximate) ⓘ |
| maximumVolumeSize | 2 GB (approximate practical limit) ⓘ |
| metadataStructure |
catalog file
ⓘ
extents overflow file ⓘ master directory block ⓘ volume bitmap ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Classic Mac OS
ⓘ
Mac OS 8 ⓘ Mac OS 9 ⓘ System 2.1 ⓘ System 3 ⓘ System 4 ⓘ System 5 ⓘ System 6 ⓘ System 7 (early versions) ⓘ
surface form:
System 7
early versions of Mac OS X ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| replaced |
MFS
ⓘ
Macintosh File System ⓘ |
| status | legacy ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
creator codes
ⓘ
data forks ⓘ file metadata ⓘ file type codes ⓘ hierarchical directories ⓘ resource forks ⓘ volume labels ⓘ |
| usedAs | boot file system on early Macintosh systems ⓘ |
| volumeIdentification | volume name stored in master directory block ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.