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How bug-free is it? I tried Dokan and CBFS (Call Back File System) a long time ago. They were both great, but I ran into bugs fairly quickly with each.

john_moscow 8y ago
MS is actually working on their own replacement for Dokan that is called Projected File System [0]. If I understand correctly, they need it internally for handling large git repositories, so it's probably there to stay. [0] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/projfs/projected-file-system https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/projfs/proj...
- poizan42 8y ago
  As far as I can tell it is not the same thing. Projected File System overlays a part of a real file system, and files are cached to the local file system.
  - billziss 8y ago
    Agree. The Projected File System is very limited compared to WinFsp, Dokany or CBFS. I have looked at it quite extensively as my own WinFsp open source software is in the same space.
projektfu 8y ago
Dokan and CBFS are at the filesystem level. WinSpd is at the block device level.
- rkagerer 8y ago
  Yep, but all involve Kernel drivers. Is a block-level driver less error prone by its nature?
  - rzzzt 8y ago
    It has a smaller surface area (4 fundamental operations).
Mindless2112 8y ago
For WinFSP (not the software in question, but the same author, and maybe closer to what you want anyway), there's a testing strategy here[1]. [1] http://www.secfs.net/winfsp/develop/tests/ http://www.secfs.net/winfsp/develop/tests/
- billziss 8y ago
  Thanks. Here is the most updated version of those documents: https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/wiki/WinFsp-Testing https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/wiki/WinFsp-Testing
billziss 8y ago
Dokan and CBFS are more like WinFsp (another project of mine) in that they allow you to create file systems rather than "disks". I like to think that WinFsp is very stable software. I am working to bring WinSpd to the same levels of stability.
olavgg 8y ago
Dokany, a fork of Dokan is a very active project these days https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany

john_moscow 8y ago

MS is actually working on their own replacement for Dokan that is called Projected File System [0]. If I understand correctly, they need it internally for handling large git repositories, so it's probably there to stay. [0] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/projfs/projected-file-system https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/projfs/proj...

poizan42 8y ago
As far as I can tell it is not the same thing. Projected File System overlays a part of a real file system, and files are cached to the local file system.
- billziss 8y ago
  Agree. The Projected File System is very limited compared to WinFsp, Dokany or CBFS. I have looked at it quite extensively as my own WinFsp open source software is in the same space.

projektfu 8y ago

Dokan and CBFS are at the filesystem level. WinSpd is at the block device level.

rkagerer 8y ago
Yep, but all involve Kernel drivers. Is a block-level driver less error prone by its nature?
- rzzzt 8y ago
  It has a smaller surface area (4 fundamental operations).

Mindless2112 8y ago

For WinFSP (not the software in question, but the same author, and maybe closer to what you want anyway), there's a testing strategy here[1]. [1] http://www.secfs.net/winfsp/develop/tests/ http://www.secfs.net/winfsp/develop/tests/

billziss 8y ago
Thanks. Here is the most updated version of those documents: https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/wiki/WinFsp-Testing https://github.com/billziss-gh/winfsp/wiki/WinFsp-Testing

billziss 8y ago

Dokan and CBFS are more like WinFsp (another project of mine) in that they allow you to create file systems rather than "disks". I like to think that WinFsp is very stable software. I am working to bring WinSpd to the same levels of stability.

olavgg 8y ago

Dokany, a fork of Dokan is a very active project these days https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany