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Next Windows to Have New Filesystem

Posted by timothy on from the will-it-play-nice-with-others dept.

ocipio writes: "Microsoft is currently planning a new filesystem. Its planned that the new filesystem will make searches easier, faster, and more reliable. Windows will also be less likely to break, and easier to fix when it does. The new technology will cause practically all Microsoft products to be rewritten to take advantage of it. Called Object File System, OFS will be found in the next major Windows release, codenamed Longhorn. More information can be found here at CNET."

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  1. funky fat32 tip! by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just found this out last night: If you're in Windows 98 and you notice Explorer (the file browser, not the web browser) is crawling on you, remove everything from your My Documents folder to another! Instant (15 minutes later) speedup! Whee!

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    1. Re:funky fat32 tip! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Good God! So that's what it is. I thought I'd tried everything to solve that problem - defragmenting, getting rid of custom icons, turning my virus scanner off etc. I could never understand why it's only windows explorer that gets so sluggish. Other applications that can display the directory tree don't suffer from this problem(e.g. paint shop pro browser, cd writing software, the standard save dialog box).
      Does anyone know why this happens in the first place? Is there a better solution than moving files out of My Documents? (that "My" bit is so patronising isn't it?) ...
      ... other than usinng Linux exclusively of course!

  2. So the next phase of Enlightenment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is being rewritten for dr 17... looks pretty sweet. Something that GNOME should be using instead of Natilius

  3. Re:OT: Refreshing! by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    How about we keep the discussion mature, also?

    Pick one:

    a) Fat chance
    b) Slim chance

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  4. The situation is no better; Send Cock Fast by Kathleen+Malda · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I tried putting the moves on Rob again last night. He turned away when I tried to kiss him and said "I've gotta go to the bathroom" and fled the room. Two minutes later, I hear that goddamned keyboard clicking away. After a half-hour of waiting, I just went to sleep.

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  5. whee by raindog151 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OFS - government retrieval of white collar crime documents are now 31% faster!

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  6. Re:My question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Who the fuck reads ./?

  7. I know this doesn't add much #@ +1 ; Valuable @# by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But this news of more crap from the Number
    One Maker of Crapola Software is GREAT!!!!

    Let the EULA click-throughs begin.

    Woot_spork

  8. Wow by Wind_Walker · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    A Slashdot article, commenting on the new implementation of Windows, without some snide comment appended to the end of it?

    Surely this is a sign of the Apocalypse...

  9. Re:Seems like I've heard this before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wasn't that the ad line for your ass?

  10. Re:The dangers of a new file system by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Mod me down for saying it
    You're an AC, fuckwad. No one cares what you say.
  11. Re:Searching your file content? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    don't forget to wear your aluminum foil hat when you post comments like that.

  12. Re:OT: Refreshing! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eat my ass, cock knocker!

  13. Re:Seems like I've heard this before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wasn't that the ad line for your ass?

  14. YOURS WAT THE MOST INSIGHFUL POST TO /. EVER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pitty the moderators are smoking to much crack to notice it.

  15. Re:Is Linux too busy catching-up to innovate? by m_ilya · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    I don't think it is perfect example Linux catching up with Windows. After all Linux already has ReiserFS and Microsoft have just started development of their 'database' FS for Win32.

    You may ask what common in ReiserFS and database. Well, just look at it its whitepaper. The word 'database' is everywhere in it. Hans Reiser started to think about it long time ago. And they already are working on it.

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  16. Re:This will happen...maybe. by jedidiah · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Microsoft is no Einstein.

    Microsoft is a historically accurate Edison.

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