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Re:Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anyt... by Someone on Saturday February 05, 2022 @05:11PM (#30226750)
> Does a filesystem that never deletes/overwrites anything exist?

> Obviously once space runs out it would start overwriting the oldest versions.

You can’t have both.

Also, your system wouldn’t prevent data loss on hardware failures.

What you describe is/may be a WORM device (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write_once_read_many)

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