https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-26192
[MDEV-26192] Sparse files are being created on thinly provisioned storage - Jira
sparse files
https://ibm-sys-storage.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/SPF-I-2680
Handling sparse files | IBM System Storage Ideas Portal
sparse filessystem storagehandlingibmideas
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/sparse-files?redirectedfrom=MSDN
Sparse Files - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn
File compression of files that contain mostly zeros makes efficient use of disk space.
sparse filesappsmicrosoftlearn
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2011-August/072079.html
[Mailman-Users] Are Mailman's files sparse?
mailmanusersfilessparse
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2004-May/117358.html
Sparse files?
sparsefiles
https://svn.haxx.se/tsvnusers/archive-2017-01/0040.shtml
TortoiseSVN Users: RE: Re: auto-merge into sparse checkout branch - new files added