Obvious questions about ReFS that seem unaddressed

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Mark_391

I want to upgrade to Workstation and make use of the resiliency features of ReFS. Of course I want to know what will happen to my data and I can't imagine everyone else doesn't have these same questions. No way I'm upgrading to Workstation without knowing this stuff in advance.


Say I have a Storage Space set up with mirror and integrity streams turned on.


1. If ReFS reports an error because a file is corrupted, can the file be retrieved or examined anyway or will it be completely inaccessible? Let's say a single bit in a large video file is bad and something is wrong with the mirror also. A single bit in a video file would not make the file useless.


2. If ReFS reports an error for a corrupted file, is there a way to determine exactly which file? Is that info logged?


3. If the computer fails (e.g. motherboard or power), can I remove the drives and install them in another system that has Windows 10 Pro but not Workstation?


4. Can integrity streams be enabled and disabled on a running system?

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