The following are the advantages of Database Management Systems (DBMS) over File Systems:

• Data redundancy and inconsistency - Redundancy refers to the concept of data repetition, which means that any data item may have multiple copies. The file system cannot regulate the redundancy of data as each user defines and maintains the needed files for a given application to execute. It's possible that two users are sharing the same files and data for different programs. As a result, changes performed by one user do not appear in files utilized by other users, resulting in data inconsistency. DBMS, on the other hand, manages redundancy by keeping a single data repository that is defined once and accessed by multiple users. As there is no or less redundancy, data remains consistent.
• Data sharing - The file system does not allow data sharing because it is too complicated. Due to the centralized structure in DBMS, data may be simply shared.
• Data Storage technique - In a File System, data is stored in files, which are then sorted into folders, which are then structured into a hierarchy of directories and subdirectories. In a DBMS, data is stored in a structured and organized manner. Depending on the type of DBMS, it may be stored either in form of tables(if the DBMS is a Relational DBMS) or in the form of nodes (if the DBMS is a Graph DBMS) and so on. This leads to faster retrieval of data based on search queries.
• Concurrent access to data - When more than one user accesses the same data at the same time, this is referred to as data concurrency. Anomalies occur when one user's edits are overwritten by changes made by another user. There is no method in the file system to prevent abnormalities. A locking system is provided by DBMS to prevent abnormalities from occurring.
• Data searching - Each file system search activity necessitates the creation of a separate application program. DBMS, on the other hand, has built-in searching capabilities. To access data from the database, the user merely needs to SUBMIT a short query.
• Data integrity - Before putting data into a database, some constraints may need to be applied to the data. There is no process in the file system to check these constraints automatically. DBMS, on the other hand, ensures data integrity by enforcing user-defined restrictions on data.
• System CRASHES - Systems may crash for a variety of reasons in some circumstances. It's a problem with file systems since there's no way to recover the data that's been lost if the system crashes. A DBMS will have the recovery manager which RETRIEVES the data offering it another advantage over file systems.
• Data security - A file system can safeguard a database using a password, but how long can the password be protected? That is something that no one can promise. In the CASE of DBMS, this does not occur. A database management system (DBMS) contains particular capabilities that assist in protecting data.