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Re:Google is killing unlimited Drive storage for non-enterpr... by LockAndLol on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @06:39PM (#24771122)
I don't understand why datahoarders aren't using distributed storage like IPFS, TahoeLAFS or others instead of relying on centralized services. I know they have storage space themselves, but I bet they're duplicating it a lot, unknowingly (or knowingly) and if they used better storage, it would be for the good of all.
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Re:Google is killing unlimited Drive storage for non-enterpr... by voltagex_ on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:10PM (#24772163)
Have you tried pulling a non-popular file out of IPFS? I can't find the link but an archive put up I think, BeOS ISOs - it wasn't possible to get the file back again, just like if a torrent isn't seeded.
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