zones. The inodes area. Each file or directory is represented as an inode, which records metadata including type (file, directory, block, char, pipe), IDs for user and group, three timestamps that record the date and time of last access, last modification and last status change. An inode also contains a list of addresses that point to the zones in the data area where the file or directory data is actually stored. The data area is the largest component of the file system, using the majority of the space. It is where the actual file and directory data are stored. See also List of file systems MINIX 3 Minix-vmd References External links File, file system, and memory size limits in Minix Minix Filesystem Tool Introduction to the minix file system 1987 software Unix file system technology Disk file systems File systems supported by the Linux kernel MINIX