A thought I had...

[tkmk]

This is a little thing I thought of that *might* help...

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struct file{
  int exists;//boolean
  int isUsed;//To prevent deletion of critical parts and to avoid conflict
  int name;
  int location;//name is probably unnecessary with location...
};
struct folder{
  contents[];//not so sure of using an array for this
  int name;
  int exists;
  int isUsed;
  int location;//If it is a sub folder
  int isSubFolder;//Boolean
};

Hope this helps


P.S. i am a noob, so tell me if it has errors

[Love4Boobies]

Not trying to offend you by any means but... why did you post this?

[tkmk]

No particular reason. Just to see if this basic concept is correct.

[Love4Boobies]

Well this is basically how you would describe a filesystem based on your own observation of it, I guess. I suggest taking a look at JamesM's VFS (Virtual File System) tutorial. Enjoy!

[tkmk]

Thanks! I was thinking of adding type to the file structure, but I think its unnecessary

[Troy Martin]

Adding a type descriptor isn't unnecessary, it's what MacOS did. They were normally 3 or 4 character strings to determine the type.

Also, that's a nifty idea, I should try converting it to NASM!