Top 10 Links Related to W03

This week, we are learning File System & FUSE from their Interfaces and Organizations, Standard Hierarchy, Devices, Internals and Implementations.

1. Files and File Systems Crash and Course (video)
   Here in this video, Anne explains a quick overview of Files and File Systems. How file formats are encoded and decoded or how computers organized their data. Everything wont be covered in this video, but I still think its a good start to learn about Files and File Systems.

2. What is Metadata? (article)
   Metadata is data that describes other data. To put it simply, Metadata summarizes basic information about data which we can use in many different instances. In the above article, the author listed examples of Metadata in our daily lives and revealing the research on Metadata.

3. File Naming Tips (article)
   A quick read to name your files so that your folder appear more filtered and refined. But its okay not to do it, if its too much of a hassle to change every files though.

4. NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT (article)
   If you check the properties of your storage, you can see the File System type NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT. But what are the differences between the three of them? In this article the author explains each of their differences in detail.

5. Linux Directory Structure (article)
   In this medium link, the author tells us a brief overview of the Linux directory structure. However, different Linux distributions have their own features and additional directories so it may not be the same for everyone.

6. Files Systems in Operating Systems (article)
   In this article, Files Systems are described in details from their structure, attributes, properties, access methods, and many more. In general, a file is a sequence of bits, bytes, or records whose meaning is defined by the file creator and user.

7. Linux Data Recovery (article)
   If you accidentally delete your files on Linux, you might want to try data recovery tools in the above article. The author also describes each of their features.

8. Command Explanation in Shell (interactive)
   In this website, you can try some commands in the input box and get the explanation for each argument given there. I think its good for beginners like me because it gives us a rough idea of what a command does without having to look up the documentations manually.

9. Default Windows File Folders (article)
   In this article, we can see which folder are made by default when installing windows and what they do. However, remember not to change or modify them because it might damage your system or give you an even more horrible consequences unless you know what youre doing.

10. Open Source FUSE Projects (downloads)
    Here is a list of FUSE open source projects which you can use according to your needs. Such as, Upspin to name or share your files uniformly and globally, or BTFS if you want to mount .torrent file or magnet link.

Thats it for this week’s top ten links, see you next week!