Windows Server 2012 and R2: How to check windows deduplication

Connect your server and open roles tab. You can check here!

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Other way, Disk> and right click deduplication settings. Check here if marked checkbox.

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and we can check from powershell with this commands.

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If the backup software we are using uses deduplication, do not activate a double deduplication on the server.