Editing Microsoft Windows (section)

=== VFSForGit ===
Each Git repository contains a complete history of all the files, which tends to be very large for Windows.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chacon |first1=Scott |last2=Straub |first2=Ben |date=2014 |title=Pro Git |publisher=Apress |others=The version found here has been updated with corrections and additions from hundreds of contributors. |isbn=978-1-4842-0077-3 |edition=2nd |chapter=2.1 Git Basics – Getting a Git Repository: Cloning an Existing Repository |chapter-url=https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository#_git_cloning |via=the Git Project |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901193044/https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository#_git_cloning |url-status=live }}</ref> Microsoft has been working on a new project called the [[Virtual File System for Git]] (VFSForGit) to address these challenges.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bright |first=Peter |date=February 6, 2017 |title=Microsoft hosts the Windows source in a monstrous 300&nbsp;GB Git repository |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/microsoft-hosts-the-windows-source-in-a-monstrous-300gb-git-repository/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073905/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/microsoft-hosts-the-windows-source-in-a-monstrous-300gb-git-repository/ |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |access-date=December 26, 2017 |website=Ars Technica |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 2021 the VFS for Git was superseded by '''Scalar'''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stolee |first=Derrick |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Frequently Asked Questions: Why Are You Abandoning VFS for Git? |url=https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit/blob/3790eb06e14d88d71af11958414b59fd3cb2e65d/docs/faq.md#why-are-you-abandoning-vfs-for-git |website=GitHub |publisher=Microsoft |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501123753/https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit/blob/3790eb06e14d88d71af11958414b59fd3cb2e65d/docs/faq.md#why-are-you-abandoning-vfs-for-git |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-02 }}</ref>