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Re: Virtual hard drive


  • Subject: Re: Virtual hard drive
  • From: "Quinn \"The Eskimo!\"" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:55:19 +0000

On 29 Nov 2014, at 01:42, Nick <email@hidden> wrote:

> I have to create a kind of a virtual storage, and I need it to appear as a virtual disk drive in the system (a Volume). When the files are copied on such a "drive", they actually get sent to a server. The drive displays files, and this list of files is downloaded from a server.

Given the specification above, a VFS plug-in is the right way to go.  However, I will caution you that creating a fully functional VFS plug-in is /hard/.  That's true even if you're using FUSE.

If you have some flexibility as to the user experience, you might want to look at Finder Sync extensions.  These use a completely different model, and that model helps to avoid many of the pitfalls of a VFS plug-in.

Share and Enjoy
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Quinn "The Eskimo!"                    <http://www.apple.com/developer/>
Apple Developer Relations, Developer Technical Support, Core OS/Hardware



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