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Easy Access To Linux Files Coming With Windows 10 April 2019 Update

With the upcoming Windows 10 Version 1903, Microsoft is making new changes to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In a new Microsoft announcement, the next major release of Windows will support easy access to Linux files. Additionally, you will be able to view them as well as modify them from the File Explorer, using the Command Line. Windows […]

Microsoft’s Warning — “Don’t Change Linux Files In Windows”

Short Bytes: Microsoft has advised Windows 10 users to avoid altering Linux subsystem files using Windows tools, app, consoles etc. This might result in the loss of metadata, making the whole Linux environment corrupt. The company advises you to access files on your Windows filesystem from within Bash. In its Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft […]

Btrfs — Getting Started With This Cutting Edge Linux Filesystem

Short Bytes: Btrfs is a cutting edge filesystem that offers many features like Copy-on-Write, snapshots, and RAID which we’ll be looking at in this article. A wide variety of configurations can be achieved using just the Btrfs mkfs command. Btrfs is considered as the next-generation Linux filesystem. You can read all about it here in […]