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Dedup on FS works, but hard links are useful only if you (and everyone else using the PC) is aware of the hard link (and never forgets about that). Otherwise it
by ajsnigrutin 4y ago
Dedup on FS works, but hard links are useful only if you (and everyone else using the PC) is aware of the hard link (and never forgets about that). Otherwise it's "I can just mess with this file, I have a copy in that other folder for backup".. until you notice it's not an actual copy.
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- matheusmoreira 4y agoIt's better to assume all files are potentially links that must be explicitly copied before any destructive operation. Software should be designed to always produce new copies by default and overwrite files only when explicitly requested.