what is local file system
Local File Systems. A file system enables applications to store and retrieve files on storage devices. Files are placed in a hierarchical structure. The file system specifies naming conventions for files and the format for specifying the path to a file in the tree structure.Each file system consists of one or more drivers and dynamic-link libraries that define the data formats and features of the file system.ll file systems supported by Windows have the following storage components: 1  Volumes. 2  A volume is a collection of directories and files. 3  Directories. 4  A directory is a hierarchical collection of directories and files.