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Restic has your backup (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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How Restic Works Internally for Backup and Deduplication

This chapter explores how Restic works internally to back up and deduplicate data. It discusses how Restic cuts files into chunks, identifies duplicates, and efficiently stores only the unique chunks. The chapter also covers the concept of snapshots, incremental backups, and the importance of the prune operation.

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