| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | Andrew File System AFS | Andrew Dateisystem |
| IT | automated filing system | EDV-Datei |
| IT | automated filing system | Datei |
| tech. | automatic filing system | elektromechanische Paternoster-Ablagesysteme |
| comp., MS | Common Log File System | Gemeinsames Protokolldateisystem (A general-purpose logging service that can be used by software clients running in user-mode or kernel-mode) |
| comp., MS | Distributed File System | verteiltes Dateisystem (A service that allows system administrators to organize distributed network shares into a logical namespace, enabling users to access files without specifying their physical location and providing load sharing across network shares) |
| comp. | distributed file system | verteiltes Dateisystem |
| comp., MS | Encrypting File System | verschlüsselndes Dateisystem (A Microsoft file-based encryption technology that enables users to encrypt files and folders on NTFS volumes. EFS helps protect the confidentiality of data by ensuring that only authorized users can decrypt the encrypted files or folders) |
| gen. | fail-safe and fail-free filing systems | ausfallsichere und voll funktionsfähige Ablagesysteme |
| comp., MS | file system | Dateisystem (In an operating system, the overall structure in which files are named, stored, and organized. NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 are types of file systems) |
| tech. | file system | Dateisystem |
| gen. | file system | Dateiverwaltungssystem |
| comp., MS | file system cache | Dateisystemcache (An area of physical memory that holds frequently used pages. It allows applications and services to locate pages rapidly and reduces disk activity) |
| comp. | flat file system | nichthierarchisches Dateisystem |
| comp. | flat file system | flaches Dateisystem |
| busin., IT | hierarchic file system | hierarchisches Dateisystem |
| comp., MS | hierarchical file system | hierarchisches Dateisystem (A tree-structured file system used on the Apple Macintosh in which folders can be nested within other folders) |
| comp. | hierarchical file system | hierarchisches Dateisystem |
| comp., MS | installable file system | installierbares Dateisystem (A file system that is accessed through a file system driver (FSD) that is loaded onto a device by the user, rather than accessed by the built-in file system. An installable file system may be implemented differently from the built-in file system. For example, an installable file system may prevent a user from deleting files, provide automatic compression of files, or use a structure for internal information different from that used by the built-in file system) |
| comp., MS | Live File System | Livedateisystem (A file storage system that can be used to create CDs and DVDs. Discs formatted with Live File System allow you to copy files to the disc at any time, instead of copying (burning) them all at once) |
| comp., MS | mounted file system | bereitgestelltes Dateisystem (A file system located on a removable medium, such as a PC Card storage device. The operating system loads, or mounts, the file system when the medium is inserted into the device. It unloads, or unmounts, the file system when the medium is removed or when the user issues a command to do so) |
| commun. | network file system | Network-File-System |
| comp., net. | network file system | Netz-Dateisystem |
| comp., MS | network file system | Network File System (A distributed file system that allows users to access remote files and directories on a network as if they were local. NFS is compatible with Microsoft Windows and UNIX-based systems, including Linux and Mac OS X) |
| comp. | network file system | Netzwerk-Dateisystem |
| comp., MS | NTFS file system | NTFS-Dateisystem (An advanced file system designed for use specifically with the Windows NT operating system. It supports long filenames, full security access control, file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and various features for the Windows NT POSIX subsystem. It also supports object-oriented applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined attributes) |
| gen. | personnel filing system | Personalarchiv |
| comp., MS | Resilient File System | Robustes Dateisystem (A file system, introduced with Windows Server 8, that provides resiliency to both software and hardware errors. ReFS allows customers to maximize server uptime and prioritize volume availability without the use of expensive storage hardware) |
| gen. | standard filing systems | Standard-Speichersysteme |
| comp., MS | virtual file system | virtuelles Dateisystem (The subsystem that intercepts and redirects file system requests from application processes running in a virtual environment. These requests are processed based on the virtual files and directories defined in the application package and created or modified through interaction with a virtual application) |