Showcase: I built Dedupler - tool prevents duplicate files

The Problem: Users upload the same file multiple times, storage gets bloated, backups grow unnecessarily.

The Solution: I built Dedupler - Laravel package that automatically prevents duplicate ( github.com/maxkhim/laravel-storage-dedupler ) file storage using SHA-1 hashing.

Check potential disk space savings If you install in legacy project you can calculate efficiency of using the package via command

php artisan dedupler:analyse-legacy /absolute/path/to/legacy/storage/directory

How it works:

• Every file gets a SHA-1 hash fingerprint
• Only one physical copy is stored
• Polymorphic relationships allow attachment to any model
• Returns existing file record when duplicate detected