X-Git-Url: https://git.p6c8.net/jirafeau.git/blobdiff_plain/aec88112ff1290657dbbdbc715ccff6d88b821cd..b0d7e17277d6b5ec5b9110542ec7945848c1241a:/README.md?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dff22cb..9105c7f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Check [issues](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/issues) to check open bugs and ### What about this file deduplication thing? -Jirafeau uses a very simple file level deduplication for storage optimization. +Jirafeau can use a very simple file level deduplication for storage optimization. This mean that if some people upload several times the same file, this will only store one time the file and increment a counter. @@ -283,9 +283,11 @@ When the counter falls to zero, the file is destroyed. In order to know if a newly uploaded file already exist, Jirafeau will hash the file using md5 by default but other methods are available (see `file_hash` documentation in `lib/config.original.php`). +This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled through the `file_hash` option. + ### What is the difference between "delete link" and "delete file and links" in admin interface? -As explained in the previous question, files with the same hash are not duplicated and a reference counter stores the number of links pointing to a single file. +When file deduplication feature is enabled, files with the same hash are not duplicated and a reference counter stores the number of links pointing to a single file. So: - The button "delete link" will delete the reference to the file but might not destroy the file. - The button "delete file and links" will delete all references pointing to the file and will destroy the file.