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To: MarieS who wrote (27101)2/20/1998 4:54:00 PM
From: Sye Walsh  Read Replies (3) of 30240
 
SmartFiles: THE FUTURE OF FILE SYSTEMS

If we look back over the last decade, Windows file systems have not evolved much.
Perhaps the greatest advancement from a user perspective has been the simple
introduction of long file names. NTFS under NT with its added security features is
relatively new and FAT 32 with better support for large drives is new. However,
fundamentally PC based files systems have changed little since DOS 2.0 when
hierarchical directories were added. Does this mean that we are nearing the end of
evolution for PC file storage? Is there room for improvement?

Let us consider a couple of the frustrations with the current state of Windows file
systems.

Windows file storage is unsafe. The greatest nightmare of any computer user is loss of
their important files. Many people have multiple storage devices, yet the system is not
smart enough to back up important information on alternate devices. Further, if you
corrupt a file there is no general way of going back to a previous version. Regular
backups is the standard solution yet most people don't have the time to perform them
on their workstations. Even then they lose any work since their last backup. Expensive
RAID array hardware exist for high end servers but this is impractical for most
workstations and doesn't solve the problem of going back to a previous version if
corruption occurs.

Windows file storage is inflexible. After you add additional storage devices to your
system because you're out of disk space you continue to get 'out of disk space' errors.
This is because DOS takes a very simple physical approach to file storage. Just
because you have physical space on one drive that space is not available on another
drive. Windows is not intelligent enough to recognize where space is available and
spare the user from the pain of guessing which files to move and hope not to break
their applications.

Fortunately, there is help on the way. Windows has an open architecture and is
extensible. By adding intelligent Virtual Storage Management (SmartFiles) over the
current physical storage system these and many other frustrations can be handled
automatically by the system. With SmartFiles the future of intelligent file systems looks
extremely bright.

The first SmartFiles product to appear is Syncronys' BigDisk. This product was just
recently introduced and has received accolades from it's initial users. With BigDisk,
users no longer have to worry about balancing space between their drives. As
applications are installed or files created on the system drive they are automatically
placed where space is available. If you haven't already tried it check out the free
download at syncronys.com The opportunities for improving the
intelligence of your PC's file systems are abundant. You can expect to see a number of
SmartFiles solutions coming from Syncronys in the near future. If you have an idea of
how your PC's file system could be made more intelligent please email me at
visionary@syncronys.com.
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