Despite its power, --dedup xtool is not without peril. The primary risks include:
: Xtool scans the data for repeated blocks or "streams." If it finds multiple identical copies, it stores only one instance and replaces the others with lightweight references. --dedup xtool
: By removing redundant data at the pre-processing stage, the final archive size is often reduced because the compressor doesn't have to "rediscover" those duplicates. Despite its power, --dedup xtool is not without peril