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The '''Professional File System''' is a [[filesystem]] originally developed commercially for the [[Amiga]], it is now distributed on [[Aminet]] with a 4-clause [[BSD license]]. PFS tends to perform very well, due to the simplicity of design. Compatible successor of ''Ami-FileSafe''.

The device is split into two main areas. At the beginning of the device is the metadata section, which consists of a root block, and a generic array of blocks that can be allocated to store metadata. The rest of the device is another contiguous generic array of blocks that can be allocated to store data. The metadata section usually uses a few percent of the device, depending on the size of the device.