Which of the following filesystem is used by Mac OS X?

The correct answer is B. HFS+. Mac OS X uses HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus), introduced by Apple in 1998 as an improvement over the original HFS. EFS (Encrypting File System) is a Windows NTFS feature. EXT2 is a Linux filesystem. NFS (Network File System) is a distributed file system protocol, not a…

Submitted by fatema_kw· Apr 18, 2026Disk Forensics

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AEFS
BHFS+
CEXT2
DNFS

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A
7% (2)
B
90% (26)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Mac OS X uses HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus), introduced by Apple in 1998 as an improvement over the original HFS. EFS (Encrypting File System) is a Windows NTFS feature. EXT2 is a Linux filesystem. NFS (Network File System) is a distributed file system protocol, not a local disk filesystem. Apple later introduced APFS (Apple File System) in 2017, but HFS+ remains the correct answer for classic Mac OS X context.

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#File Systems#Mac OS X#HFS+#Operating System Fundamentals

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