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Is this what Dropbox is doing? Storing just one copy of each unique file? It would make sense for large files.
by dave1619 16y ago
Is this what Dropbox is doing? Storing just one copy of each unique file? It would make sense for large files.
- marcamillion 16y agoWell...I am not 100% sure, but that's the only logical thing given that if you tried that example I gave you with the 241MB file, it uploaded in a minute or two. This is just me putting 2 and 2 together. If they aren't, they should be :)
- taylorbuley 16y agoTo me the post seems to state the facts with such certitude that you might want to put that disclaimer a bit higher.
- marcamillion 16y agoVery true. Done!
- jolan 16y agoI am 100% sure. Pirated MP3s "upload" in seconds and my self-ripped music takes the regular amount of time.
- marcamillion 16y agoAgreed! But didn't want to include that in the post, lest the RIAA and MPAA start breathing down their throats.
- Semiapies 16y agoI seem to recall that this is how Gmail handles attachments.
- marcamillion 16y agoI know...the main differences though are that Gmail doesn't charge per attachment. Whereas Dropbox does.
- Semiapies 16y ago...And? What does that sort of entitled whining have to do with the storage methodology? Also, neither Dropbox nor Gmail have ever charged me a cent.
- jwhitlark 16y agoWell, not a single copy. They would want some sort of redundancy, even if the are just reselling aws services.