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Hierarchical File System

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Hierarchical File System

Summary

Hierarchical File System is a file system[1]. It draws 302 Wikipedia views per month (file_system category, ranking #13 of 85).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hierarchical File System's instance of is recorded as file system[3].
  • Hierarchical File System was followed by HFS Plus[4].
  • Hierarchical File System's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[5].
  • Hierarchical File System's operating system is recorded as Classic Mac OS[6].
  • September 17, 1985 marks the founding of Hierarchical File System[7].
  • Hierarchical File System's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/repository/files/Drive.bt[8].
  • Hierarchical File System's described at URL is recorded as https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/mac/Files/Files-99.html[9].
  • Hierarchical File System's described at URL is recorded as http://macjournals.com/~mwj/mwj_samples/MWJ_20030525.pdf[10].
  • Hierarchical File System's file extension is recorded as hfs[11].
  • Hierarchical File System's replaces is recorded as Macintosh File System[12].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Hierarchical File System was followed by HFS Plus[4].

Why It Matters

Hierarchical File System draws 302 Wikipedia views per month (file_system category, ranking #13 of 85).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Apple Inc. Classic Mac OS file system HFS Plus Macintosh File System

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . macjournals.com. Retrieved . macjournals.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Apple Inc.
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 2769, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326495|HFS (#299326495)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'match"
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