Windows Storage Spaces
Drive Pooling with SSD tiering built into Windows.
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Features
- Unlimited storage
- Data tiering
- Extensibility
Windows Storage Spaces News & Activities
Recent activities
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gimespace added Windows Storage Spaces as alternative to GiMeSpace RAM Folder Pro
Windows Storage Spaces information
What is Windows Storage Spaces?
Simple spaces are designed for increased performance, but don't protect your files from drive failure. They're best for temporary data (such as video rendering files), image editor scratch files, and intermediary compiler object files. Simple spaces require at least two drives to be useful.
Mirror spaces are designed for increased performance and protect your files from drive failure by keeping multiple copies. Two-way mirror spaces make two copies of your files and can tolerate one drive failure, while three-way mirror spaces can tolerate two drive failures. Mirror spaces are good for storing a broad range of data, from a general-purpose file share to a VHD library. When a mirror space is formatted with the Resilient File System (ReFS), Windows will automatically maintain your data integrity, which makes your files even more resilient to drive failure. Two-way mirror spaces require at least two drives, and three-way mirror spaces require at least five.
Parity spaces are designed for storage efficiency and protect your files from drive failure by keeping multiple copies. Parity spaces are best for archival data and streaming media, like music and videos. This storage layout requires at least three drives to protect you from a single drive failure and at least seven drives to protect you from two drive failures.
Comments and Reviews
I will combine old storage of different specifications, instead of recycling it. Will have to configure additional backup strategy of important stuff as will use Simple pool.