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 mey on Saturday February 05, 2022 @07:01PM (#30227719)

On Windows, since 8.1, there is the built in File History. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/backup-and-resto...

On macOS, there is Time Machine built in. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

ZFS does have the concept of Snapshots but I would not consider that user friendly or useful for version tracking.

There is plenty of Version Control systems out there, like Git, again not user friendly for what you want.

Dropbox/OneDrive/Google Drive provide various levels of version tracking of changes.

I personally use Backblaze (30 days, continuous) and Tarsnap (45 days, nightly) for both off-site and temporal recovery when I really need it. Backblaze is used for "desktop" systems, Tarsnap for "server" systems.

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Re:Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anyt... by hulitu on Sunday February 06, 2022 @10:21AM (#30233262)

" Set up a drive for File History Before you start using File History to back up your files, you need to first select where your backups are saved."

This is just backup.

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Re:Ask HN: I'd like an OS/FileSystem that Never Deletes Anyt... by mikewarot on Saturday February 05, 2022 @09:46PM (#30228819)

>On Windows, since 8.1, there is the built in File History.

Why am I only hearing about this today? That's an amazing feature to support.

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