Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anything. Does it exist?

Re:Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anyt... by Minor49er on Saturday February 05, 2022 @05:12PM (#30226760)

I hope this hypothetical OS never needs to use a swap file.

More seriously, in a time of unobtrusive automated backups and dirt cheap storage space, why is this such an issue where you want to have this kind of system?

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Re:Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anyt... by hulitu on Saturday February 05, 2022 @05:39PM (#30227026)

Domain OS had versioning filesystem. You could always load an older version of your file in the editor.

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Re:Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anyt... by Minor49er on Saturday February 05, 2022 @05:59PM (#30227213)

Something similar can be achieved today with a combination of autosaves or version saves at the application level as well as time machine backups at the OS level

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