Azure - Blob (files of any format)

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This page is about Blob in Azure.

They are stored in their azure storage file system.

Properties

Type

The storage service offers three types of blobs:

  • block blobs,
  • append blobs,
  • and page blobs.

You specify the blob type when you create the blob. Once the blob has been created, its type cannot be changed

Etag

Each version of the blob has a unique tag, called an ETag

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