borgbackup/borg

Windows fuse support

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#2316 opened on Mar 17, 2017

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cmd: mounthelp wantedos: windows

Description

I've heard about Winfsp landing 1.0 which gives Windows the ability to use a fuse-like fs.

https://winfsp.dev/

I hope someone can make borg mounts work on Windows!

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
clibackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
unclear
Prerequisites
Understanding of FUSE filesystemKnowledge of Borg's mount implementationExperience with Python and CFamiliarity with WinFsp API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Investigate borg's existing mount code (likely in borg/fuse.py or archiver.py). Study WinFsp API and Python bindings like winfspy. Determine if borg's FUSE abstraction can be extended to Windows. Start by understanding the current Unix mount flow and then prototype a Windows backend using WinFsp. Look at similar projects that have added Windows support for FUSE based tools.