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ReFS

Resilient File System (ReFS), codenamed "Protogon", is a Microsoft proprietary file system introduced with Windows Server 2012 with the intent of becoming the "next generation" file system after NTFS.

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Attributes
Yes
Copy-on-write
Yes
Data deduplication
Yes, since v3.2 debuting in 2016 v1709
Developer
Microsoft
Directory contents
B+ tree
Full name
Resilient File System

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Comparison with NTFS

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ReFS

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples125
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
Components1

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ReFS

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related to Versions · 31
ReFS → Added, Also, Aside, Build, Can, Could, Default, Enterprise, Enterprise Insider Preview, For Windows, Insider Preview, LZ4, OS, Pro, R2, ReFSv1, RTM, Server, Some, Supports
related to NTFS features missing from ReFS · 18
ReFS → Data, Dynamic, EFS, Encrypting File System, IDs, In Windows, It, Microsoft SQL Server, NTFS, R2, Server, Some NTFS, Storage Spaces, Support, The, These, Windows, Windows Server
related to Reverse engineering and internals · 9
ReFS → An, As, FUSE, GitHub, Linux, Microsoft, November, Paragon Software Group, Windows
related to Server 2016 · 9
ReFS → At, I/O, It, Microsoft, Other, Storage Developer Conference, Technical Preview, This, Windows Server
related to Comparison with other file systems · 8
ReFS → At, Bcachefs, Btrfs, However, In, Phoronix, RAID-like, ZFS
related to Implementations · 6
ReFS → In, NTFS, Some, The, Windows, Windows Server
related to Known problems · 5
ReFS → Adding, Issues, Smallnetbuilder, Storage Spaces, This
related to Server vNext · 5
ReFS → GB, Insider Preview, Windows Recovery Environment, Windows Server, WinRE
related to External links · 4
ReFS → Analysis, NTFS, PDF, Server
related to Server 2022 · 3
ReFS → LZ4, Windows Insider Preview, Windows Server

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windows server file version data ntfs formatted storage volume system default build 2012 preview volumes versions 11 features 10 metadata

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ReFSAttributesYes1.00infobox
ReFSCopy-on-writeYes1.00infobox
ReFSData deduplicationYes, since v3.2 debuting in 2016 v17091.00infobox
ReFSDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
ReFSDirectory contentsB+ tree1.00infobox
ReFSFull nameResilient File System1.00infobox
ReFSIntroduced1 August 2012; 14 years ago (2012-08-01) with Windows Server 20121.00infobox
ReFSMax file size35 petabytes by Windows; 264−1 bytes in theory1.00infobox
ReFSMax volume size35 petabytes by Windows; 278 bytes with 16KB cluster size (264 × 16 × 210) in theory1.00infobox
ReFSSupported operating systemsWindows Server 2012 and later1.00infobox
ReFSSupported operating systemsWindows 8.1 and later (ReFS volume creation ability removed in Windows 10's 2017 Fall Creators Update, except for Windows 10 Enterprise and Pro for Workstations)1.00infobox
ReFSTransparent compressionNo1.00infobox
ReFSWebsitelearn.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-server/storage/refs/refs-overview1.00infobox

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