topic Re: How does deduplication work if file/folder are renamed or compressed? in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21472#M1484 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I do not expect that anything happens at all. File content does not change and remains in the same state it was before renaming.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:59:22 GMT aborzenkov 2011-12-17T18:59:22Z How does deduplication work if file/folder are renamed or compressed? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21468#M1483 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P></P><P>As I undertand the FAS boxes do offer data dedeplication. We are wondering what happend with renamed files and/or folders?</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thank's a lot for any feedback!</P><P></P><P>Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:39:23 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21468#M1483 BILL12345 2025-06-05T06:39:23Z Re: How does deduplication work if file/folder are renamed or compressed? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21472#M1484 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I do not expect that anything happens at all. File content does not change and remains in the same state it was before renaming.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:59:22 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21472#M1484 aborzenkov 2011-12-17T18:59:22Z Re: How does deduplication work if file/folder are renamed or compressed? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21477#M1485 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for the feedback!</P><P></P><P>-&gt; I do not expect that anything happens at all. File content does not change and remains in the same state it was before renaming.</P><P>Ok that sounds good <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span>&nbsp; </P><P></P><P></P><P>Is there a way to visualize all versions(even if they are renamed) of the object in question in a single timeline directly on the FAS box (e.g. in a browser)?</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thank you!</P><P></P><P>Bill</P><P></P><P>Nachricht wurde geändert durch: bill evergreen</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:37:43 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/How-does-deduplication-work-if-file-folder-are-renamed-or-compressed/m-p/21477#M1485 BILL12345 2011-12-19T17:37:43Z