Microsoft unveils new file system for Windows; ReFS file system

[Ink]

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https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/1/16/2712061/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-refs

Microsoft has unveiled its new file system, saying it will first arrive in Windows Server 8. The Resilient File System (ReFS) builds on the existing NTFS, and is therefore largely compatible with it.

"We didn't start from scratch, but reimagined it where it made sense and built on the right parts of NTFS where that made sense," said Surendra Verma, a storage development manager, in a post on the Windows 8 blog.

Verma explained that ReFS will remain compatible with NTFS, keeping key features while "deprecating" less successful ones.

 

[Hungry Man]

Nothing too exciting about it. Unless there are significant changes in the future it's only really useful for servers.