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title = 'Dedublicate your stuff'
date = 2024-11-17
image = 'https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/complex_conjugate.png'
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![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/complex_conjugate.png)

Remember I takled about [backups](/tech/howto_backup/)? Well, I have small funny story to share.

I have folder `Notes` with ... well, notes (copy #1). 
 - Inside it git repository (interesting thing, it was accidental, then I thought 'Why not?') which synchronizes with my git server (+1 copy)
 - It have repository file hystory (Let's exclude it for simplicity)
 - This folder syncs with my file cloud server (+1)
 - Servers uses ceph storage, so there is x3 copies of same data (x3)
 - Also, there are snapshots (Let's say x4)
 - In addition to that, there is offsite backups (Let's say x2)
 - File cloud syncs with another devices (Let's say x2)

So in total I have `1x2+(1+1)x3+(1+1)x4+(1+1)x2 = 20` copies of same `Notes` folder! (if we count snapshots as copies)
