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How can I format an SSD to ReFS on Windows 11?
From what's been read, ReFS is more resilient and better suited for certain workloads, but the standard format options in Windows Explorer don't seem to list it as an available choice — only NTFS and...
Windows 11 doesn't support formatting a drive to ReFS through the normal Format dialog in File Explorer or through Disk Management's GUI — ReFS there is usually limited to specific scenarios like Storage Spaces. But you can still do it in PowerShell.
How to format an SSD or HDD to ReFs using PowerShell
Press Win + X and choose Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).
Find your disk number and partition with:
Get-DiskIf the SSD isn't initialized or you want to start clean, initialize it (replace X with your disk number):
Initialize-Disk -Number X -PartitionStyle GPTCreate a new partition:
New-Partition -DiskNumber X -UseMaximumSize -AssignDriveLetterFormat it as ReFS (replace Z with the drive letter assigned):
Format-Volume -DriveLetter Z -FileSystem ReFS -NewFileSystemLabel "MyReFSDrive"