UserDoc:AmigaOS File Systems

AmigaOS File System Table

	FastFileSystem (FFS)	FastFileSystem 2 (FFS2)	SmartFileSystem (SFS)	SmartFileSystem 2 (SFS2)	JXFS	New Generation File System (NGFS)
Bootable?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes, on AmigaOne X-1000 and later machines using amigaboot
DosType	DOS\03 0x444f5303	DOS\07 0x444f5307	SFS\00 0x53465300	SFS\02 0x53465302	JXF\04 0x4A584604	NGF\00 0x4E474600
Max. Filename Length	30 characters	107 characters	107 characters	107 characters	107 characters	255 characters (fewer if the filename is UTF-8 encoded)
Max. Partition Size	2 TB to 128 TB	2 TB to 128 TB	128 GB	1 TB	256 TB	100 EiB
Max. File Size	4 GB - 2 Bytes	4 GB - 2 Bytes	4 GB - 2 Bytes	1 TB	256 TB	2^64 - 1 Bytes
Supported Block Size	512 to 32768	512 to 32768	use 512	use 512	512	256 to 65536 (auto selected)
Comments	Legacy file system, not recommended for AmigaOS 4.x due to lack of long filename support. Can be used for bootloader partition in AmigaOS 4.x only setup.	Current file system, bootable, can be used with AmigaOS 4.x, recovery tools available, not as fast as SFS, requires validation if disk error.	Current file system, bootable, can be used with AmigaOS 4.x, some recovery tools available. Fast, does not require validation if disk error.	Current file system, bootable, can be used with AmigaOS 4.x. Fast, does not require validation if disk error. No recovery tools.	Fastest but not backwards compatible with some 68K legacy software. No recovery tools. Discontinued starting with 4.1 Final Edition.	Vector-port-based file system, full DOS compatibility. Journalling, full check/repair facility provided.

• SFS\00 and SFS\02 support other block sizes but only 512 bytes should be used since it is slower with larger blocks. JXFS only supports 512 block size.
• Recovery tools are located in Media Toolbox in the SYS:System drawer. Always have a backup!