diff --git a/src/duplicacy_backupmanager.go b/src/duplicacy_backupmanager.go
index 69fc59d..db0d385 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_backupmanager.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_backupmanager.go
@@ -622,6 +622,11 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Backup(top string, quickMode bool, threads int, ta
 	return true
 }
 
+type hardLinkEntry struct {
+	entry *Entry
+	willDownload bool
+}
+
 // Restore downloads the specified snapshot, compares it with what's on the repository, and then downloads
 // files that are different. 'base' is a directory that contains files at a different revision which can
 // serve as a local cache to avoid download chunks available locally.  It is perfectly ok for 'base' to be
@@ -703,8 +708,16 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 	var localEntry *Entry
 	localListingOK := true
 
+	hardLinkTable := make(map[string]hardLinkEntry)
+	hardLinks := make([]*Entry, 0)
+
 	for remoteEntry := range remoteListingChannel {
 
+		if remoteEntry.IsFile() && remoteEntry.Link == "/" {
+			LOG_INFO("RESTORE_LINK", "Noting hardlinked source file %s", remoteEntry.Path)
+			hardLinkTable[remoteEntry.Path] = hardLinkEntry{remoteEntry, false}
+		}
+
 		if len(patterns) > 0 && !MatchPath(remoteEntry.Path, patterns) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -713,6 +726,8 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 		var compareResult int
 
 		for {
+			// TODO: We likely need to check if a local listing file exists in the hardLinkTable for the case where one is restoring a hardlink
+			// to an existing disk file. Right now, we'll just end up downloading the file new.
 			if localEntry == nil && localListingOK {
 				localEntry, localListingOK = <- localListingChannel
 			}
@@ -730,12 +745,22 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 		}
 
 		if compareResult == 0 {
-			if quickMode && localEntry.IsFile() && localEntry.IsSameAs(remoteEntry) {
-				LOG_TRACE("RESTORE_SKIP", "File %s unchanged (by size and timestamp)", localEntry.Path)
-				skippedFileSize += localEntry.Size
-				skippedFileCount++
-				localEntry = nil
-				continue
+			if quickMode && localEntry.IsFile() {
+				checkEntry := remoteEntry
+				if len(remoteEntry.Link) > 0 && remoteEntry.Link != "/" {
+					if e, ok := hardLinkTable[remoteEntry.Link]; !ok {
+						LOG_ERROR("RESTORE_LINK", "Source file %s for hardlink %s missing", remoteEntry.Link, remoteEntry.Path)
+					} else {
+						checkEntry = e.entry
+					}
+				}
+				if localEntry.IsSameAs(checkEntry) {
+					LOG_TRACE("RESTORE_SKIP", "File %s unchanged (by size and timestamp)", localEntry.Path)
+					skippedFileSize += localEntry.Size
+					skippedFileCount++
+					localEntry = nil
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 			localEntry = nil
 		}
@@ -782,6 +807,21 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 			}
 			directoryEntries = append(directoryEntries, remoteEntry)
 		} else {
+			if remoteEntry.Link == "/" {
+				hardLinkTable[remoteEntry.Path] = hardLinkEntry{remoteEntry, true}
+			} else if len(remoteEntry.Link) > 0 {
+				if e, ok := hardLinkTable[remoteEntry.Link]; !ok {
+					LOG_ERROR("RESTORE_LINK", "Source file %s for hardlink %s missing", remoteEntry.Link, remoteEntry.Path)
+				} else if !e.willDownload {
+					origSourcePath := e.entry.Path
+					e.entry.Path = remoteEntry.Path
+					remoteEntry = e.entry
+					hardLinkTable[origSourcePath] = hardLinkEntry{remoteEntry, true}
+				} else {
+					hardLinks = append(hardLinks, remoteEntry)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			// We can't download files here since fileEntries needs to be sorted
 			fileEntries = append(fileEntries, remoteEntry)
 			totalFileSize += remoteEntry.Size
@@ -837,7 +877,11 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 		stat, _ := os.Stat(fullPath)
 		if stat != nil {
 			if quickMode {
-				if file.IsSameAsFileInfo(stat) {
+				cmpFile := file
+				if file.IsFile() && len(file.Link) > 0 && file.Link != "/" {
+					cmpFile = hardLinkTable[file.Link].entry
+				}
+				if cmpFile.IsSameAsFileInfo(stat) {
 					LOG_TRACE("RESTORE_SKIP", "File %s unchanged (by size and timestamp)", file.Path)
 					skippedFileSize += file.Size
 					skippedFileCount++
@@ -874,7 +918,6 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 				downloadedFileSize += file.Size
 				downloadedFiles = append(downloadedFiles, file)
 			}
-
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -901,6 +944,15 @@ func (manager *BackupManager) Restore(top string, revision int, inPlace bool, qu
 		file.RestoreMetadata(fullPath, nil, setOwner)
 	}
 
+	for _, linkEntry := range hardLinks {
+		sourcePath := joinPath(top, hardLinkTable[linkEntry.Link].entry.Path)
+		fullPath := joinPath(top, linkEntry.Path)
+		LOG_INFO("DOWNLOAD_LINK", "Hard linking %s -> %s", fullPath, sourcePath)
+		if err := os.Link(sourcePath, fullPath); err != nil {
+			LOG_ERROR("DOWNLOAD_LINK", "Failed to create hard link %s -> %s", fullPath, sourcePath)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if deleteMode && len(patterns) == 0 {
 		// Reverse the order to make sure directories are empty before being deleted
 		for i := range extraFiles {
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_entry.go b/src/duplicacy_entry.go
index fa56b86..1239b54 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_entry.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_entry.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"syscall"
 
     "github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack"
 
@@ -694,10 +695,26 @@ func (files FileInfoCompare) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	}
 }
 
+type listEntryLinkKey struct {
+	dev uint64
+	ino uint64
+}
+
+type ListingState struct {
+	linkTable map[listEntryLinkKey]string // map unique inode details to initially found path
+}
+
+func NewListingState() *ListingState {
+	return &ListingState{
+		linkTable: make(map[listEntryLinkKey]string),
+	}
+}
+
 // ListEntries returns a list of entries representing file and subdirectories under the directory 'path'.  Entry paths
 // are normalized as relative to 'top'.  'patterns' are used to exclude or include certain files.
-func ListEntries(top string, path string, patterns []string, nobackupFile string, excludeByAttribute bool, listingChannel chan *Entry) (directoryList []*Entry,
-	skippedFiles []string, err error) {
+func ListEntries(top string, path string, patterns []string, nobackupFile string, excludeByAttribute bool,
+	listingState *ListingState,
+	listingChannel chan *Entry) (directoryList []*Entry, skippedFiles []string, err error) {
 
 	LOG_DEBUG("LIST_ENTRIES", "Listing %s", path)
 
@@ -784,6 +801,21 @@ func ListEntries(top string, path string, patterns []string, nobackupFile string
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if entry.IsFile() {
+			stat, ok := f.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+			if ok && stat != nil && stat.Nlink > 1 {
+				k := listEntryLinkKey{dev: uint64(stat.Dev), ino: uint64(stat.Ino)}
+				if path, ok := listingState.linkTable[k]; ok {
+					LOG_WARN("LIST_LINK", "Linking %s to %s", entry.Path, path)
+					entry.Link = path
+					entry.Size = 0
+				} else {
+					entry.Link = "/"
+					listingState.linkTable[k] = entry.Path
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if entry.IsDir() {
 			directoryList = append(directoryList, entry)
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_snapshot.go b/src/duplicacy_snapshot.go
index efac81d..076f216 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_snapshot.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_snapshot.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type Snapshot struct {
 // CreateEmptySnapshot creates an empty snapshot.
 func CreateEmptySnapshot(id string) (snapshto *Snapshot) {
 	return &Snapshot{
-		Version:   1,
+		Version:   0x6a6c01,
 		ID:        id,
 		Revision:  0,
 		StartTime: time.Now().Unix(),
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func (snapshot *Snapshot) ListLocalFiles(top string, nobackupFile string,
 								         skippedDirectories *[]string, skippedFiles *[]string) {
 
 	var patterns []string
+	var listingState = NewListingState()
 
 	if filtersFile == "" {
 		filtersFile = joinPath(GetDuplicacyPreferencePath(), "filters")
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func (snapshot *Snapshot) ListLocalFiles(top string, nobackupFile string,
 
 		directory := directories[len(directories)-1]
 		directories = directories[:len(directories)-1]
-		subdirectories, skipped, err := ListEntries(top, directory.Path, patterns, nobackupFile, excludeByAttribute, listingChannel)
+		subdirectories, skipped, err := ListEntries(top, directory.Path, patterns, nobackupFile, excludeByAttribute, listingState, listingChannel)
 		if err != nil {
 			if directory.Path == "" {
 				LOG_ERROR("LIST_FAILURE", "Failed to list the repository root: %v", err)
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func (snapshot *Snapshot)ListRemoteFiles(config *Config, chunkOperator *ChunkOpe
 				return
 			}
 		}
-	} else if snapshot.Version == 1 {
+	} else if snapshot.Version == 1 || snapshot.Version == 0x6a6c01 {
 		decoder := msgpack.NewDecoder(reader)
 
 		lastEndChunk := 0