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Announcing the end of duplicate chunk uploads

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Post Details
Company
Box
Date Published
Author
Jack Jiang, Product Manager
Word Count
426
Company Posts That Month
41
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
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No
Summary

Box has introduced faster version uploads for Box Drive clients running version 2.53 or later, aiming to improve performance and reduce bandwidth use as content volumes, collaboration, and AI-driven workflows grow. For files of at least 20 MB, the updated system identifies unchanged file chunks already stored on Box and reuses them instead of requiring a full file re-upload after every edit. This approach can provide greater gains for larger files, files with more duplicated chunks, and documents revised repeatedly by users or agents, although results may vary by network conditions, file type, and the nature of edits. Users on older Box Drive versions are encouraged to upgrade to access the feature and other recent improvements.

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