The Imgur-creator recently did an AMA where someone asked the exact same question: >do you hash and store only one copy of duplicate images? >Believe it or no

The Imgur-creator recently did an AMA where someone asked the exact same question: >do you hash and store only one copy of duplicate images? >Believe it or not, we don't. All the images only use up about 3TB of storage space, so it's not really a big issue. Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur_ama/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=feed http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur_... On the other hand, YouTube stores 76 PB: http://www.afshispeaks.com/2012/08/youtube-storage-costs-per-year/ http://www.afshispeaks.com/2012/08/youtube-storage-costs-per...