HPFS

Updated: 10/11/2017 by Computer Hope
high performance file system

Short for high-performance file system, HPFS was introduced with IBM's OS/2 version 1.2. HPFS is available on subsequent versions, and with Microsoft Windows NT 3.0. HPFS supports long file names and large hard drives compared to FAT (file allocation table).

Note

HPFS is not commonly used with today's computers and servers.

HPFS features

  • HPFS supports a maximum of 64 gigabytes.
  • HPFS386 is a 32-bit version of HPFS used with IBM LAN Server Advanced and Warp Server Advanced.

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