Windos 7 (NTFS vs WFS)

[allinone]

I have heard that windows 7 is having a different file system called wfs which dont have file and folder concept , so what you think guys willl it reduce the need of antivirus .........

[ichwar]

Could you give us an info source? I've never heard of this before and can't find anything on Google either. :)

[Sharky]

WinFS was the file system that was going to be introduced with Vista, I believe, but was dropped because it was falling too far behind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFS

[ichwar]

Cool, that sounds a bit like the ReiserFS. I don't see how it will eliminate the need for AVs though. If you really want to get rid of your AV, I suggest you move to Linux. ;)

[allinone]

even linux is not virus free.....i was thinking that if new filesystem is introduced then at least for some time we will get rid of viruses

[Smith6612]

Even if the file system changes, it won't reduce the need for anti-virus/anti-malware software. All it will do is force virus writers to create new kinds of malware. Also, it'll force the Linux community to reverse engineer the file system so that Linux can understand the file system.

[Doppelgangergang]

Would the increased complexity of WinFS make it slower though?

[vekou]

are you sure that it'll be in windows7? i thought the project was dead 3 years ago?

[Smith6612]

Would the increased complexity of WinFS make it slower though?

Much like the change from FAT/FAT32 to NTFS, changing the file system unless there is something seriously wrong with it, or unless it was seriously coded very well, would not yield much in terms of speed boost/slow down. But yet again I may be wrong.

[Sharky]

Much like the change from FAT/FAT32 to NTFS, changing the file system unless there is something seriously wrong with it, or unless it was seriously coded very well, would not yield much in terms of speed boost/slow down. But yet again I may be wrong.

There was no change from FAT32 to NTFS. The Windows OS's based on DOS used FAT, the ones based on the NT kernel have always been NTFS. As XP is based on 2000/the NT family, it's always had NTFS. The inclusion of the FAT FS is for compatibility reasons.