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Skip the Embedded Filesystem with the TAR-like UTFS Format

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Hackaday reports on UTFS, a new lightweight, TAR-like format for embedded systems. Rather than dragging in heavy filesystem libraries like FAT, developers can now use this archive-style alternative to store and access data on constrained platforms. For embedded engineers optimizing every byte of memory and storage, UTFS offers a way to avoid thousands of lines of unnecessary code.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/17/skip-the-embedded-filesys...

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