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		judge2020 on Dec 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple introduces end-to-end encryption for backups > The raw byte checksums of the file content and the file name I wonder if this is literal; otherwise they wouldn't achieve any de-dupe if you just rename the file.

brundolf on Dec 7, 2022 [–]

I assumed separate checksums are made from the file name and the contents. Though even if not, it would seem useful for eg. syncing between devices ("does file X already exist so we don't need to download it?")

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