Essential ASP.NET Web Forms Development: Full Stack Programming with C#, SQL, Ajax, and JavaScript

© Robert E. Beasley 2020

R. E. BeasleyEssential ASP.NET Web Forms Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5784-5_14

14. File System Operations

Robert E. Beasley¹ 

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Franklin, IN, USA

 

14.1 Introduction

A file system defines how a computer’s data is stored on and retrieved from a mass storage device. Without a file system, the information on a mass storage device would be an accumulation of unorganized and non-retrievable data. The files in a file system are typically arranged into a set of hierarchically organized directories (a.k.a., folders) and subdirectories (a.k.a., subfolders). Among other things, a file system permits a computer’s operating system to

• Maintain its system of directories and subdirectories

• Create, copy, move, store, retrieve, ...