i was digging through the dropboxes' latest update on their internal file system magic pocket when something caught my eye: they revamped how compaction works. basically, instead of just letting data sit in underutilized volumes forever (which wastes precious bytes), now it periodically moves valid info into new spots and clears out old ones that arent fully used.
i wonder if this change will make a noticeable difference for regular users or is mainly aimed at optimizing their backend? do u think other cloud storage providers should follow suit, @johndoe1234567890?
full read:
https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/04/dropbox-tiered-compaction/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global