OS File System Comparison

A file system is a compilation of functions that facilitate the reading, writing and executing of files in directories, including how to reference files and directories. File systems change the usability and stability of an operating system and its programs (utilities and applications). When people talk about a Windows-type operating system they assume it was built on the file systems "ntfs3" or "ntfs5". When people talk about a Linux-type operating system they assume it was built on the file systems "ext2", "ext3" or "ext4"; unless stated otherwise. When people talk about a BSD-type operating system they assume it was built on "ufs" or "ufs2". When people talk about a Solaris-type operating system they assume it was built on "ufs" or "zfs". Here's a not-so interesting comparison:

File System	OS Type	Max. File	Max. Vol.	Permissions	Encryption	Compression	Recoverable
BtrFS	Linux	8-16 EiB	16 EiB	POSIX	Yes	Yes	Yes
EXT2	Linux, BSD	16 GB - 2 TB	2-32 TB	POSIX, SVR4	No	No	Yes
EXT3	Linux, BSD	16 GiB - 2 TiB	2-16 TiB	POSIX, SVR4	No	No	No
EXT4	Linux, BSD	16 TiB	1 EB	POSIX, SVR4	No	No	No
FAT32	Windows, Linux	4 GB	4 GB	None	No	No	Yes
HFS	Linux, Mac OSX	2 GB	2 TB	None, ACL	No	No	No
HFS+	Linux, Mac OSX	8 EB	8 EB	POSIX	Yes	Yes	Yes
JFS	Linux, Unix	4 PB	32 PB	SVR4	No	Yes	No
NTFS3	Windows, Linux, BSD	2-16 TB	4 GiB	None, ACL	Yes	Yes	Yes
NTFS5	Windows	16 TB	64-256 TB	ACL	Yes	Yes	No
ReiserFS	Linux, BSD	8 TiB - 1 EiB	16 TiB	POSIX, SVR4	No	No	No
UFS2	BSD, Solaris	8 EB	8 EB	SVR4	No	No	Yes
XFS	Linux, Unix	8 EiB	16 EiB	SVR4	No	No	No
ZFS	BSD, Solaris	16 EB	16 EB	SVR4	Yes	Yes	Yes

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