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jorgeorpinel committed Aug 22, 2019
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DVC was designed with large data files in mind. This means gigabytes or even
hundreds of gigabytes in file size. Instead of copying files from cache to
workspace, DVC can create reflinks or other file link types. (See
[File link types](/docs/user-guide/large-dataset-optimization#file-link-types-for-the-dvc-cache)
.)
workspace, DVC can create reflinks or other file link types.

> When reflinks are not supported, DVC defaults to copying files to avoid
> problems with other file link types, but these can be enabled easily. See
> [File link types](/docs/user-guide/large-dataset-optimization#file-link-types-for-the-dvc-cache
Creating file links is a quick file system operation. So, with DVC you can
easily checkout a few dozen files of any size. A file link prevents you from
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