Windows 8.1 minor issue resolved. Fix applied.
Windows 8.1 minor issue resolved. Fix applied.
Some are familiar with enabling REFS as a formatting choice by modifying certain registry entries in Windows 8.1. This adjustment, though, disables the file history and backup image features. To apply REFS formatting, navigate to the registry path: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNT\" and set the DWORD value "AllowRefsFormatOverNonmirrorVolume" to 1. After that, remove the "MiniNT" key you previously created. To access Windows Image Backup and File History, delete the earlier "MiniNT" key. Your REFS drives remain intact and fully functional; they simply won’t reformat using the standard method. Additionally, be aware that file history isn’t supported when a drive uses REFS, but you can still perform Windows image backups on any drive with REFS or NTFS. For consistency, all drives except "C" use REFS with GUID Partition Table. I’ve prepared two .reg files for enabling and disabling REFS for advanced users. Update: I created the necessary key myself.
I'm looking for some guidance on ReFS. There seems to be a lot of confusion online. If I use ReFS to format a disk, will it protect against bit rot? From what I understand, this protection applies only when ReFS volumes are set up in a mirrored pool—please clarify that. Also, is ECC memory necessary for ReFS in the same way it is for ZFS? I'm not sure how to search effectively, but I don’t mind asking on Microsoft’s site. Why do I need to ask these questions? I’m thinking about switching to ReFS for my standalone disks, not using storage pools. In this scenario, would it even make sense to adopt ReFS? What benefits would it offer compared to my current NTFS setup (noting all drives are standalone)?