Hello,
This isn't a server question, but I thought this might be a good place to ask for advice as there aren't a lot of ReFS users on more general hardware forums. As I regularly move between two locations with different desktop computers, I recently bought a 3TB WD Passport to store a bunch of personal files including my Adobe Lightroom catalog.
For reliability reasons, I was thinking of formatting the drive in ReFS, which I understand you can use with a single drive although it's hard to access. I am hoping this will help protect against power loss (always a risk with portable drives as USB 3.0 doesn't seem to be the most reliable connector in my experience) and, if I enable integrity streams, bitrot.
I understand, however, that this comes with a performance and compatibility penalty. Do any of you have advice on whether or not to use ReFS in a situation like mine? Would performance still be sufficient for Lightroom? What about if I add encryption to the mix (since this is a portable drive)?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
This isn't a server question, but I thought this might be a good place to ask for advice as there aren't a lot of ReFS users on more general hardware forums. As I regularly move between two locations with different desktop computers, I recently bought a 3TB WD Passport to store a bunch of personal files including my Adobe Lightroom catalog.
For reliability reasons, I was thinking of formatting the drive in ReFS, which I understand you can use with a single drive although it's hard to access. I am hoping this will help protect against power loss (always a risk with portable drives as USB 3.0 doesn't seem to be the most reliable connector in my experience) and, if I enable integrity streams, bitrot.
I understand, however, that this comes with a performance and compatibility penalty. Do any of you have advice on whether or not to use ReFS in a situation like mine? Would performance still be sufficient for Lightroom? What about if I add encryption to the mix (since this is a portable drive)?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.