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=== History ===
Today, there are many implementations of distributed file systems. The first file servers were developed by researchers in the 1970s. Sun Microsystem's [[Network File System]] became available in the 1980s. Before that, people who wanted to share files used the [[sneakernet]] method, physically transporting files on storage media from place to place. Once computer networks started to proliferate, it became obvious that the existing file systems had many limitations and were unsuitable for multi-user environments. Users initially used [[FTP]] to share files.<ref>{{harvnb|Sun microsystem|p=1}}</ref> FTP first ran on the [[PDP-10]] at the end of 1973. Even with FTP, files needed to be copied from the source computer onto a server and then from the server onto the destination computer. Users were required to know the physical addresses of all computers involved with the file sharing.<ref>{{harvnb|
=== Supporting techniques ===
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