Tips file

Examples of use:
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File System tips:
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1. File Allocation Table (FAT-16) PC-DOS native file system
     a. No IFS install required 
     b. FAT file system on OS/2 supports Extended Attributes 
          directory cluster chain for file data
          directory cluster chain for EA's with pointer in file chain EA DATA. SF
     c. Max partition size is 2Gb

1a. VFAT - Win95 OSR2 native FS 
     a. Max partition size is 8Gb (FAT32) or 2Gb (FAT-16)
     b. long file names 


1b. FAT32


2. High Performance File System (HPFS, HPFS386) OS/2 native FS
     a. HPFS.ifs install required
     c. Native support for Extended Attributes ( less than 64kB)
     c. Max partition size is 2Gb
     d. Max cache is 2Mb for HPFS, HPFS386 unlimited 


3. Journaled File System (JFS)





4. Universal Disk Format (UDF)
   Defined by the Optical Storage Technology Association  OSTA
	a. UDF 2.01 specs supports OS/2 Extended Attributes
              (if the EA is smaller than approx.  32kbytes)

5. Network File System (NFS) Sun Microsystems Inc.
        a. Distributed file system
        b. No Extended Attribute support




5. ISOFS




6. LAN FS
       a. OS/2 Peer to Peer
7. CDFS

8. CDWFS - RSJ attached CD RW or DVD RW

9. RAMFS
10. ISOFS
11. TVFS

12. LAN

13. NTFS 

14. NDFS NetDrive
        - supports extended attributes if the EA is less than approx. 32kB
        - Xcopy from another drive to a local Netdrive attached drive.


Backup programs:
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    a. Xcopy.exe


     b. Zip.exe



     c. Rar.exe



     d. Tar
