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What I Would Do If I Ran Tarsnap

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801 points tnorthcutt | 2 comments | 03 Apr 14 16:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.467s | source
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Brian-Puccio ◴[03 Apr 14 17:36 UTC] No.7524524[source]▶
> Unlimited storage, up to 500 GB of media

> ...

> Unlimited storage, up to 1 TB of media

No. That's not unlimited.

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1. tjr ◴[03 Apr 14 17:44 UTC] No.7524594[source]▶
I stumbled over that initially too, but the subsequent paragraphs explain: unlimited storage of data except for media files, and limited storage for media files, trusting the user to be honest about it. The intent is to focus on storing things other than photos / videos / music.
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2. lucb1e ◴[03 Apr 14 19:48 UTC] No.7525808[source]▶
Oh thanks, now I finally understand that too. Had the same thought as you and the post you're replying to.