This section contains reference of the high-level storage APIs. They are based on low-level drivers such as SPI Flash, SD/MMC.
-:doc:`Partitions API <partition>` allow block based access to SPI Flash according to the :doc:`Partition Table </api-guides/partition-tables>`.
-:doc:`Non-Volatile Storage library (NVS) <nvs_flash>` implements a fault-tolerant wear-levelled key-value storage in SPI NOR Flash.
-:doc:`Virtual File System (VFS) <vfs>` library provides an interface for registration of file system drivers. SPIFFS, FAT and various other file system libraries are based on the VFS.
-:doc:`SPIFFS <spiffs>` is a wear-levelled file system optimized for SPI NOR Flash, well suited for small partition sizes and low throughput
-:doc:`FAT <fatfs>` is a standard file system which can be used in SPI Flash or on SD/MMC cards
-:doc:`Wear Levelling <wear-levelling>` library implements a flash translation layer (FTL) suitable for SPI NOR Flash. It is used as a container for FAT partitions in Flash.
Due to the restriction of NOR Flash and ESP hardware, accessing the main flash will affect the performance of the whole system. See :doc:`SPI Flash Documents </api-reference/peripherals/spi_flash/index>` to learn more about the limitations.