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>The server is using MD5 hashes to determine if you uploaded the same file or if it should re-scan it

Wouldn't the sensible thing for a server that gets an upload matching an existing file's hash be to just treat it as an idempotent no-op? What reason would it have to replace the old version with a presumably identical copy? What am I missing?

parent falcor84 1 year ago

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