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On Windows there is "Dev Drive" which I believe does a similar "copy-on-write" -thing. If it works it's a no-brainer so why isn't it the default? https://lea
by galaxyLogic 2y ago
On Windows there is "Dev Drive" which I believe does a similar "copy-on-write" -thing.
If it works it's a no-brainer so why isn't it the default?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-drive/#dev-drive-faqs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-drive/#dev-dri...
- siranachronist 2y agorequires refs, which still isnt supported on the system drive on windows, iirc
- galaxyLogic 2y agoGood to know. It is interesting to think how much electricity is wasted when most people don't have Copy-on-Write, all over the world.
- p_ing 2y agoCoW is a function of ReFS, shipped with Server 2016. "DevDrive" is just a marketing term for a ReFS volume which has file system filters placed in async mode or optionally disabled altogether.