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I believe I read somewhere here on HN that DropBox actually only stores a single version of a file. If you try to sync a file that someone else already has then
by vyrotek 16y ago
I believe I read somewhere here on HN that DropBox actually only stores a single version of a file. If you try to sync a file that someone else already has then you never really upload the file. Your dropbox just has a 'pointer' to the same file.
Seems like that would throw an interesting twist into the music/movie copyright battles. You could in theory upload and consume a lot of content that you never really 'uploaded'.
- kanak 16y ago> I believe I read somewhere here on HN that DropBox actually only stores a single version of a file. This is definitely true. For example, if you put a video show you got off of eztv in your dropbox, the upload is instantenously complete. Why? because someone else has already put that file into dropbox so you don't need to upload it as well.