Windows File Explorer will be more powerful with version control and 7z
Microsoft updates File Explorer with Git integration for version control, native support for 7-zip and TAR compression formats. Aimed at enhancing project management and file organization for users, announced at Microsoft Build.
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Microsoft is enhancing File Explorer by introducing native version control integration with systems like Git, allowing users to track changes and comments within the app. Additionally, File Explorer will now support native file compression to 7-zip and TAR formats, moving beyond the traditional ZIP compression option. These updates aim to streamline project management and file organization for users, potentially benefiting both programmers and non-programmers alike. The changes were announced at Microsoft Build, showcasing the tech giant's commitment to improving user experience within the Windows operating system.
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20 commentsNo thank you. I'm happy with Microsoft having nothing to do with my Git.
1. Implementing features that have been available in Linux/MacOS for years
2. Adding interoperability capabilities
I'm happy Microsoft is slowly catching up with the times, but it's still not a good look
ZIP is antiquated...but TAR isn't?
Happy to see windows adding useful developer focused feature.
Makes sense for file explorer to understand everything.
If Microsoft really wanted, they could Sherlock everything.
My friends in game dev frequently work with large files. They often bundle and compress them for storage and sharing. They were happy to hear that Windows would add support for these formats directly rather than requiring third party software to get the job done.
Sadly, the people who tried it reported back that the Windows-provided functionality was incredibly slow. When working with files of immense size like they do, using the official Windows compression and decompression was costing them significantly more time looking at progress bars than the third party apps.
If this is true in the final stable release, then what’s the point of adding the feature at all? It only helps out people who rarely use those compression formats, and only work with smaller files.
Or retaining settings, I swear every time I set file view to detailed it goes back to something else.
I’d have no problem switching file managers, but like everything bolted on Windows, it has higher ordinance.
so, it is either a bug, a mock screenshot or an intriguing feature.
I hope regular windows users start using git more often because of this. It'd be pretty killer in an office setting.
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