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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It makes sense. I don't think it's possible to detect if the contents in two files are identical before downloading it, so all it can do is to compare the file name.

Anyway, the dialogue could be more helpful in this regard, but I guess that would also annoy or confuse some users.