New generation ReFS (v3) driver for W10 TH2 TH1 x64 x32

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  1. moderate

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  3. dmex

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    #4 dmex, Dec 24, 2015
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    It should also be possible to use as boot volumes (e.g. install and boot Windows from ReFS partitions)?
     
  4. moderate

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    From the info I have, I assume that with v3 driver ReFS can be used on both BOOT and SYSTEM partitions.
    Also Windows 10 Setup (WinSE) has full ReFS v3 driver support now.
     
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    #7 moderate, Dec 24, 2015
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    How to verify ReFS version used on your drive:

    Code:
    C:\Users\Final>fsutil fsinfo refsinfo D:
    REFS Volume Serial Number :       0xffffffffffffffff
    REFS Version   :                  1.1
    Number Sectors :                  0x00000001d1bc0000
    Total Clusters :                  0x0000000003a37800
    Free Clusters  :                  0x0000000000210c58
    Total Reserved :                  0x0000000000000000
    Bytes Per Sector  :               512
    Bytes Per Physical Sector :       512
    Bytes Per Cluster :               65536
    Checksum Type:                    CHECKSUM_TYPE_CRC64
     
  6. Garbellano

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    error in here when I try to run the vbs in 11082

    Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
     
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    #9 moderate, Dec 24, 2015
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    Formatting with ReFSv1 and ReFSv3:

    Code:
    format D: /fs:refsv1
    format D: /fs:refs
    You can add manually the string:
    Code:
    %windir%\system32\wbem\refs.mof
    to:
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wbem\CIMOM]
    value:
    Autorecover MOFs

    Note: In the list (of MOFs) there is one (actually the 1st to be exact) item starting with blank line, Windows will scream about that, just delete that item.
     
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    #10 moderate, Dec 25, 2015
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    Pack updated in 1st post...

    ...for b10240 added refsv1.sys v10-0-10240-16392 x64 and x32.
     
  9. moderate

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    #12 moderate, Jan 3, 2016
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    Pack updated in 1st post...

    Changes:
    1. Now you are able to format ReFSv3 in client OSes.
    2. Now you can access ReFSv3 volumes.
     
  10. moderate

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    There is howto.txt inside the pack, same there is howto in the 1st post. :p
     
  11. kallstrom_74

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    i have heard about reFS many years, but i have never looked at it...is it better than ntfs or what? should i format my harddrive in reFS and install windows again perhaps? will the usbstick boot and install windows if i do that?:)
     
  12. endbase

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    ReFS does not support booting yet so No Go in this case :tea:
     
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  13. sebus

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    I hope that this version is acceptable, because in version in Server 2012 R2 was nothing but problems. While working OK itself, lots of apps had serious problems with accessing such volumes across network.
    Eventually had to move to NTFS
     
  14. Hadron-Curious

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    Is NTFS file system not faster and better?
     
  15. sebus

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    It definitely is supported better...
     
  16. darius510

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    Every time I try to copy the urefs.sys files, it says I need permissions but still denies me. Changed myself to be the owner of the files and give my user full control, still denies. Any ideas?