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ReFS is better than NTFS, but Microsoft refuses to let regular users have it
(www.xda-developers.com)
Why would you use either over btrFS?
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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May I be the first one here to say.. Fuck Microslop
I remember being excited for this in 2011, it's about 15 years too late.
I wish Microsoft adopted and upstreamed changes to OpenZFS instead of duplicating all this effort.
It could be Sco vs Linux all over again
It’s not ready yet. It’s good for some specific use cases but it’s not anything the typical end user needs.
Yet?? They’ve been making it since the Stone Age. I read about it in my teens
Maybe “it’s not needed yet” is more accurate.
This. NTFS is still the gold standard for stability. ReFS is meant for data ops, and while it's fairly stable, and offers a lot of advantages, it's not perfect and can suffer greatly if used incorrectly. Until the quirks are gone, users are probably better off with NTFS for a lot of reasons.
Then why not give the people the choice.