Gizmodo: file system

Linux File Systems Benchmarked

Jason Chen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:40:00 EDT

If you're wondering which file system you should format your new Linux partition as, phoronix has a test of EXT4, BBtrfs and NILFS2. The winner (for the most part): EXT4. Hit the link if you want to find out why. [Phoronix via Slashdot]

Speculation Smashed: No ZFS in Leopard

Matt Buchanan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:15:08 EDT

There was a reason ZFS wasn't named-checked as one of Leopard's 10 (not so) new features at WWDC 07—despite declarations by Sun's CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, yesterday Apple denied ZFS's presence in Leopard. Put another way by Brian Croll, senior director of product marketing for OS X: "ZFS is not happening." Ouch.

But if you read into it and consider InfoWeek's note, "upon further questioning, Croll would only confirm that Apple had never said ZFS would be a part of Leopard," in conjunction with the fact that it was Sun's CEO making the slip, not some random peon, it seems fairly likely that something Sunny was cooking in the Apple kitchen. It's not like they're down and out in any case—Apple's probably already kicking around stuff for 10.6 – Matt Buchanan

Apple Says No Sun File System For Leopard [InformationWeek]

[Updated]

"ZFS is not the default file system for Leopard. We are exploring it as a file system option for high-end storage systems with really large storage. As a result, we have included ZFS — a read-only copy of ZFS — in Leopard."

ZFS Now Default File System in Apple's OS X Leopard

Jason Chen — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:50:44 EDT

Fantastic news for nerds who keep up with file systems. Sun's just accidentally spilled the beans that OS 10.5, aka OS X Leopard, is going to be using ZFS as its default file system. ZFS replaces Journaled HFS+, Apple's current file system, and supposedly adds a bunch of improvements.

If you really care, head on over to ZFS's homepage or wikipedia's comparison of file systems and see for yourself. Don't blame us if you get fired for falling asleep at work. – Jason Chen

ZFS To Become Default File System In Leopard [Macrumors]

XBox 360 Hacked - Full HD/Memory Card Read-Write

johnb — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:09:51 EST

Another day, another compromised closed-source project. The XBox 360 filesystem has been cracked wide open and you can now move saved games to and from your 360 using a piece of software called xplorer360, a SATA cable, and/or a hacked USB cable.

The program allows you to browse the entire 360 and even lets you drag files from your original XBox over to the 360, which, as we know, used to be impossible. There is even a new site, 360gamesaves, where you can trade saved games with others. This doesn't mean you can copy retail games, but it's a nice trick and offers up some interesting potential for future byte-diddling. [Thanks, TS]

Xplorer360 v0.9 (Beta 1): Read/Write access to Xbox 360 HD and Memcard [Xbox-scene]