# Efficiency of IPFS for sharing updated file

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/efficiency-of-ipfs-for-sharing-updated-file/2938>\
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**Tags:** go-ipfs\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/efficiency-of-ipfs-for-sharing-updated-file/2938 "2018-05-14T19:21:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![singpolyma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/singpolyma/32/351_2.png) [@singpolyma](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/singpolyma)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/efficiency-of-ipfs-for-sharing-updated-file/2938/2 "2018-05-14T19:26:55Z")

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They will not fetch the full 1GB, only the block that contains the changed character

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