Lack of interest Content-addressable attachment for deduplication

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ibnesayeed

ibnesayeed

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One advantage of having xf_attachment and xf_attachment_data tables separate is to be able to deduplicate contents. However, its utilization currently is very limited. A content-addressable identifier (e.g., md5, sha1, or sha256 or any other hash) in the xf_attachment_data table can enable true deduplication that would not only save space, but also allow stats on the reuse of certain popular attachments.

See the link below for further reference:

https://xf2demo.xenforo.com/threads...chment-and-xf_attachment_data.2486/post-16084
 
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