Hello,
I have 2 computers with different files, I want to use the same bucket in iDrive assigning them a different ID, is it possible or it will cause me conflicts later?
I am very new to this but I am trying to understand how it works.
Of course, yes. It’s part of the design - multiple source computers, multiple backup folders (repositories). If the files are totally different, you’ll benefit less with de-duplication, but not any less so with separate buckets and the additional overhead should be minimal.
Data is separated from its metadata and deterministically ‘chunked’ such that the same data from different sources may share the same hash (and therefore content). For the most part, anyway. If it doesn’t de-duplicate, it can still safely mingle in the same storage.
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Ok, then if I decide to make a copy to another provider or prune each backupID(Computer) I won’t have any problems, right?
Nope. Shared chunks between IDs will stick around 'til at least all backup IDs don’t reference them anymore. As mentioned, it’s by design, and explained here.
You can even, if you wanted, copy an ID to a separate storage and prune it from the original - separating those out - and even do the reverse. (Although if you start with two separate storages, and intend to merge them, make sure they’re copy-compatible - which the add cmd takes care of, or the GUI will optionally prompt for when adding a storage.)
Perfect, thank you very much! You solved an existential doubt.
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