ReFS compression support

[neoncube2]

Suggested new feature or improvement

It'd be nice if ReFS had support for compression (like NTFS compression)

Scenario

I have ~600Gb of HTML files that compress down to ~300GB on NTFS, but since ReFS lacks compression, it's untenable to have these files on a ReFS drive.

Additional details

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[bitcrazed]

Certainly seems like a fair request, though note that this is how NTFS ended up with a thick layer of Filesystem Filter Drivers (FFDs) stacked atop it for compression, cloud file syncing, quota management, anti-malware, etc., many of which impact performance ... which led us to create DeveloperDrive based on a stripped-down filesystem with far fewer "capabilities" to get in the way ;)

It may, perhaps, be worth exploring the newer and MUCH quicker compression library support that Dustin L. Howett (MSFT) (@DHowett-MSFT) helped drive into Windows? This may enable you to build a system that compresses the stuff that needs to be compressed but without sacrificing performance in general?

Also copying Clint Rutkas (@crutkas) who may have an interest in an ask like this 😜