LinuxDeep Dive May 20, 2026 4 min read
The Linux Virtual File System: One Interface, Many Filesystems
How the VFS layer lets ext4, XFS, Btrfs, NFS, and procfs all answer to the same read/write/open calls.
#vfs#filesystems#kernel
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macOSDeep Dive April 26, 2026 4 min read
APFS Explained: Snapshots, Clones, and Space Sharing in Apple's Filesystem
How APFS's container/volume model, copy-on-write clones, and snapshots replaced HFS+ across every Apple platform.
#apfs#filesystems#storage
Read more FreeBSDDeep Dive April 20, 2026 5 min read
ZFS on FreeBSD: Pools, Datasets, and Snapshots Explained
How ZFS's storage pools, datasets, and copy-on-write snapshots fit together on FreeBSD, with the commands you'll actually use day to day.
#zfs#storage#filesystems
Read more FreeDOSDeep Dive February 10, 2026 4 min read
FAT12 and FAT16 Internals: The Filesystem Behind FreeDOS
How the File Allocation Table represents files as linked chains of clusters, and why that simple design has both strengths and hard limits.
#fat#filesystems#freedos
Read more WindowsDeep Dive January 29, 2026 4 min read
NTFS Internals: the MFT, Journaling, and Alternate Data Streams
How NTFS's Master File Table, transaction journal, and lesser-known features like alternate data streams actually work.
#ntfs#filesystems#windows
Read more LinuxFix November 17, 2025 3 min read
Fixing 'Disk Full' on Linux When df Shows Space Available
df says you have plenty of free space, but every write fails with ENOSPC. Two completely different root causes look identical from the outside — here's how to tell them apart.
#fix#filesystems#linux
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