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		irq-1 on Sept 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s GDPR Workaround 256 byte hash x 10000 packages x 10 package versions = 25mb That's a conservative estimate, and if you try to sync only what's needed you're no better off then not-syncing.

ori_b on Sept 4, 2019 [–]

Yeah, I've got 25 megs of disk space.

If you try syncing the whole thing incrementally (rsync style) all you leak is the frequency of your updates

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