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Subject: Re: [PVE-User] Proxmox Backup Server (beta)
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On 10.07.20 14:24, Roland wrote:
> fantastic! :)
> 
> but - how does it work ?

It uses a content addressable storage to save the data chunks.
Effectively, the same data chunk doesn't uses additional storage if saved more than once.