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ScoutFS – clustered file system for large archival systems

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

ScoutFS is a clustered in-kernel Linux file system for vast archival storage systems, with consistent POSIX semantics across nodes.

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JFFS2 – log-structured file system for raw flash storage

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

JFFS2 is a log-structured file system for raw flash devices, offering compression, wear levelling and resilience to power loss.

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Excise – interactive terminal storage navigator

September 12, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

Excise is a terminal storage navigator with interactive disk maps, careful space accounting, reporting and safeguards for permanent deletion.

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6 Best Free and Open Source Encrypted FUSE-Based File Systems

July 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Here’s our verdict on the popular encrypted FUSE-based file systems.

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Encrypted Files

SiriKali – graphical frontend for encrypted filesystems

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

SiriKali manages encrypted folders and remote mounts with multiple backends. Explore its GUI, favourites, password storage and automation.

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GeeseFS – POSIX-ish S3 file system

February 3, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

GeeseFS allows you to mount an S3 bucket as a file system.

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s3fs – mount an S3 bucket via FUSE

February 1, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

s3fs allows Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD to mount an S3 bucket via FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace).

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Goofys – Amazon S3 backend filey-system interface

January 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Goofys allows you to mount an S3 bucket as a filey system.

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ZeroFS – filesystem that makes S3 your primary storage

December 13, 2025 Steve Emms System Software

ZeroFS makes S3 storage feel like a real filesystem. It provides file-level access via NFS and 9P and block-level access via NBD.

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HTTPDirFS – HTTP Directory Filesystem

October 18, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

HTTPDirFS is a filesystem which allows you to mount HTTP directory listings or a single file, with a permanent cache.

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Bcachefs – advanced filesystem for Linux

September 1, 2025 Steve Emms System Software

Bcachefs is an advanced filesystem for Linux, with an emphasis on reliability and robustness

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Encryption

gocryptfs – encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go

October 23, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Security

gocryptfs provides file-based encrypted storage through FUSE, with reverse mode, filename encryption, FIDO2 support and cloud-friendly sync.

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System Administration

Excellent System Tools: nnn – portable terminal file manager

February 24, 2020 Luke Baker CLI, Reviews, Utilities

nnn is a free and open source terminal file manager written in the C programming language. nnn focuses on performance over features.

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