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Re:Google Drive: Shortcuts replacing files and folders store... by sowbug on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @03:55PM (#31007518)
I see. I think your "hard linked" term is the difference between the "Add shortcut to Drive" and "Make a copy" options when right-clicking a file in the web UI. If this announcement affects only files created with "Add shortcut to Drive," and uploaded files that happen to have the same content as another file aren't automatically turned into shortcuts, then I'm less alarmed by the change.
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Re:Google Drive: Shortcuts replacing files and folders store... by lupire on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @04:13PM (#31007706)
No, "hard link" here essentially means "folders are really just (tree of) labels", so a single file can be assigned to many folders. All references are shared, and a file is only deleted if you delete it, not merely remove it from a folder (label).
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Re:Google Drive: Shortcuts replacing files and folders store... by kevincox on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @04:03PM (#31007611)
Note that "Add shortcut to Drive" is the new behaviour and new action. It was called something different before. Maybe "Add to folder" or something like that. I believe it was always distinct from the "copy" feature.
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