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System Design Question

Design File System

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Functional Requirements:

  • Users can create, read, update, and delete files and directories.
  • Files and directories are organized in a hierarchical structure (like a tree).
  • Support for basic file operations: create, read, write, delete, rename, move.
  • Support for directory operations: create, list contents, delete, rename, move.
  • Each file and directory has metadata (e.g., name, size, timestamps).

Non-Functional Requirements:

  • The system should be reliable and consistent.
  • Should support multiple concurrent users.
  • Reasonable performance for basic operations (not optimized for massive scale or huge files).
  • The design should be simple and extensible for future features (e.g., permissions, versioning).

Out of Scope:

  • No need to support distributed storage or replication for now.
  • No need to implement advanced features like file locking, permissions, or symbolic links at this stage.

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