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Filesystem compression is not the future

Story: Save disk space - use compFUSEd to transparently compress filesystemsTotal Replies: 1
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jezuch

Jun 10, 2008
1:36 PM EDT 		Take a look at your 500GB hard drive: what's taking so much space? Videos. Pictures. And other already compressed data. You might gain some space on your mail archive, but it's still disappointingly little. I claim that these days it's not worth it...
thenixedreport

Jun 11, 2008
1:37 PM EDT 		For backup schemes, I would say compression is a good idea, especially if the device has high endurance. :)

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