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SmartDedupe works on datasets that are configured at the directory level, targeting all files and directories under each specified root directory. Multiple directory paths can be specified as part of the overall deduplication job configuration and scheduling.
Note: The permissions required to configure and modify deduplication settings are separate from those needed to run a deduplication job. For example, a user’s role must have job engine privileges to allow the user to run a deduplication job. However, to configure and modify deduplication configuration settings, the user must have the deduplication role privileges.