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Re:WinBtrfs – A Windows driver for the next-generation Linux... by fooker on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @05:35PM (#15179319)
'Random software' should not know anything about which file system your drive has. If it does (..say.. some kind of whole disk backup utility), and you are using an unexpected file system that is not really a problem in exFat.
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Re:WinBtrfs – A Windows driver for the next-generation Linux... by tinus_hn on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @07:53PM (#15180047)
The details can easily leak, for instance with FAT in the limited resolution for timestamps or the case (in)sensitivity.
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Re:WinBtrfs – A Windows driver for the next-generation Linux... by Spivak on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @06:55PM (#15179772)
Just a simple counterexample, SQLite is not supported on NFS. Applications are not as insulated from the underlying storage as you suggest.
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