Method and computer program product for reducing storage space
requirements in a computer file system comprising linkable files are
provided. The method allows creating a list of each file eligible for
storage reduction. The listed files are processed to determine files
comprising duplicative content. At least one of the following is
performed: a) determining a presence of an existent link pointing to
files with duplicative content, or b) in the absence of an existent link,
creating a link for coupling files with duplicative content. One may then
eliminate storage space for any redundant duplicative content, thereby
reducing storage size requirements for the file system.