File Extension

HPFS File Format

OS/2 High Performance File System

HPFS stands for OS/2 High Performance File System

This was last updated in March 2012
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  • NTFS (NT file system; sometimes New Technology File System)

    - NTFS (NT file system; sometimes New Technology File System) is the file system that the Windows NT operating system uses for storing and retrieving files on a hard disk.

  • HPFS (High Performance File System)

    - HPFS (High Performance File System) is the file system introduced with IBM's OS/2 Version 1.2. HPFS is noted for handling large files (2 gigabytes) across multiple hard disk volumes (addressable up...

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