By default OS X is set up so you can access and edit files you create and only requires authentication to edit files in system directories or in other user accounts (provided you are an administrator) ...

Apple's macOS provides a way to mount and access storage volumes used by other operating systems on your desktop. Here's how to get started. Your Mac is able to read an audio CD, or most USB thumbs ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...

Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them. Linux systems use a ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

If you have lots of files—or just a really big one—that you need to share with a Windows user, you may be better off sharing an entire drive instead. As of version 10.3 (Panther), OS X can read any ...

File, block and object are fundamental to how users and applications access and modify data storage. That’s been the case for decades, and the transition to the cloud has seen that remain so – but ...