Microsoft detailed its long awaited and arguably well overdue NTFS replacement yesterday, the Resilient File System (ReFS), on the Building Windows 8 blog. It marks the first time the Redmond-based ...

Microsoft officials are finally sharing publicly details about "Protogon," the new file system that the company is developing as part of Windows 8. Officially named ReFS -- for Resilient File System - ...

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The upcoming release of Windows Server 8 will feature an entirely new file system, called ReFS, that addresses many of the shortcomings of the aging NTFS (New Technology File System) now used across ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. We’ve heard about Microsoft’s Windows 8 Resilient File System (ReFS) ...

In the Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is removing the ability to create volumes using its new ReFS file system from Windows 10 Pro. Existing volumes will continue to work, but Pro will no longer be ...

Firstly, to be clear, ReFS, which stands for 'Resilient File System' will only be available on Windows Server 8, however, will be accessible from clients supporting NTFS, as it supports the same APIs.

What just happened? The Windows 11 2024 Update is here, bringing with it a significant boost to file transfer speeds thanks to a technology from the server realm – Resilient File System with its Block ...

OneDrive users around the world have been upset to discover that with its latest update, Microsoft’s cloud file syncing and storage system no longer works with anything other than disks formatted with ...

Sun's ZFS was the first 21st century file system (see ZFS: threat or menace? for a detailed overview) that focused on data integrity and operational simplicity. ReFS steals several pages from the ZFS ...