Windows Server 2012 introduced the ability to enable data deduplication on a volume to save storage and reduce the storage requirements for a file server. Thinking of Configuration Manager, two distinct uses are available for data deduplication. The first is the source location of our applications, packages, software updates, and operating system media. The second use is on the distribution point.
Essentially our content source is pretty much a file server, so you would think this is the perfect candidate for storage savings using deduplication. However, deduplication uses reparse points in the storage of data. Configuration Manager does not support the use of content sources that are stored on reparse points, so this is not a good candidate for enabling deduplication.