File Allocation Methods Simulator

Experiment with different file allocation methods to understand how files are stored on disk. This interactive simulator demonstrates Contiguous, Linked, and Indexed allocation techniques.

Disk Settings

Disk Size (blocks):

Allocation Method

Contiguous Parameters

File Size (blocks):

Indexed Parameters

Index Block:

Index Scheme:

Pointers per Index Block:

File Size (blocks):

Linked Parameters

File Size (blocks):

File Growth

Growth Size (blocks):

Select a file first, then specify how many blocks to add.

Initialize the disk to begin the simulation.

Disk Blocks

Allocated Files

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