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MS tried it [0] and failed. It was not easy. This was in the days of Whistler, Blackcomb and Longhorn and always an interesting read if you've the time. [1] [0
by fishtacos 5y ago
MS tried it [0] and failed. It was not easy. This was in the days of Whistler, Blackcomb and Longhorn and always an interesting read if you've the time. [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS
[1] https://hal2020.com/2013/03/10/winfs-integratedunified-storage-and-microsoft-part-4/ https://hal2020.com/2013/03/10/winfs-integratedunified-stora...
- snowwrestler 5y agoApple did it and succeeded? In MacOS you can use tags and/or folders to organize files, and there is an OS-wide search index (Spotlight).
- nexuist 5y agoWinFS was meant to be far more sophisticated than that. It's more like Salesforce for your file system.