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SUGGESTION: change the UX when trying to access a volume with a newer ReFS version than supported
If you are trying to access to disk which is formatted with 3.9 (WS vNext + W11 22H2 RP / beta / insider) and you attach it to an earlier version of Windows Server (or client OS), File Explorer will ...
Well considering the amount of documentation and support/tooling for ReFS is close to non-existant since years, I highly doubt it. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft plainly drop the support of this filesystem in a near future.
Hi Alban, this isn't true.
ReFS is still under active development and Windows Server 2022 and vnext have new versions and features, this is why I raised my suggestion.
In addition there are many day to day scenarios that benefit from storing data on (the lastest) ReFS.
- FSlogix containers
- Hyper-V S2D / Azure Stack HCI (by default)
- Citrix PVS
- Hyper-V on logical local drives or on Storage Spaces
- Exchange Server Databases + Logs
- SQL Server Databases + File Backups + Logs
Just to name some common scenarios
ReFS is still under active development and Windows Server 2022 and vnext have new versions and features, this is why I raised my suggestion.
In addition there are many day to day scenarios that benefit from storing data on (the lastest) ReFS.
- FSlogix containers
- Hyper-V S2D / Azure Stack HCI (by default)
- Citrix PVS
- Hyper-V on logical local drives or on Storage Spaces
- Exchange Server Databases + Logs
- SQL Server Databases + File Backups + Logs
Just to name some common scenarios
- Hello,
Sorry I missed your reply.
I'm not denying ReFS is useful. It's certainly a good product. But you simply can't have "active development" without tooling and documentation. ReFS does not have those - in fact, never had.
We don't even have an official Microsoft article for version history, only an unofficial GitHub post about it !
Nothing struck me on new and exciting features neither. In fact, what was the last time ReFS got a breaking new feature ? I can't remember.
To sum it up : I believe the product is dead and buried, Microsoft unplugged since several years ago for multiple reasons. Same for NTFS btw. At least NTFS got tools and docs.
I wish Microsoft would continue to invest in on-premise technologies, but that's not the case, and we have to accept it.
I still hope your suggestion will be implemented tho. I really do.
Cheers and happy new year !- Happy new year. I hear you. Some documentation exist, but also tools. For example refs salvage tool from Microsoft that could repair (rare) corruptions.
ReFS is also used in Azure I am very sure, at least to host their Hyper-V's so Microsoft has clearly a motivation to innovate. Azure Stack HCI for on-premises is another one.- I also think Azure Stack HCI will most probably benefit from new storage-related features in the future - Microsoft sure continues to invest in products with "Azure" in their name.