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You might have heard of ZFS; power users and geeky types have been going crazy over the rumors of its presence in Leopard. So what exactly does the Zettabyte File System do? In short, it’s a file system, a way of organizing the files residing on your hard drive. Mac OS X Tiger currently uses HFS+ as its default file system.
Robin Harris over at ZDNet blog Storage Bits explains the entire thing in full detail. He details some of the advantages like snapshot backups, self-validating data and easy configuration without the need for complex RAID setups. Check it out if you’re the type who enjoys being in the know.
Via [Storage Bits, ZDNet]
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