Re: Limitations of rsnapshot-style backups (Was: Re: lazy old guy asks question)
David Christensen wrote:
>
> a. Set the ZFS backup file system property "dedup". This will enable
> block-level de-duplication, which can de-duplicate data more than hard links
> alone.
This is generally not a good thing to recommend; one of the
authors of the system wrote a good article which should
definitely be read before turning on dedup:
https://despairlabs.com/blog/posts/2024-10-27-openzfs-dedup-is-good-dont-use-it/
-dsr-
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