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Fixed #8848: clarified custom file storage backend docs in light of the more clear code comments. 

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Writing a custom storage system
===============================
.. currentmodule:: django.core.files.storage
If you need to provide custom file storage -- a common example is storing files
on some remote system -- you can do so by defining a custom storage class.
You'll need to follow these steps:
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the ``path()`` method.
Your custom storage system may override any of the storage methods explained in
:ref:`ref-files-storage`. However, it's usually better to use the hooks
specifically designed for custom storage objects. These are:
:ref:`ref-files-storage`, but you **must** implement the following methods:
* :meth:`Storage.delete`
* :meth:`Storage.exists`
* :meth:`Storage.listdir`
* :meth:`Storage.size`
* :meth:`Storage.url`
You'all also usually want to use hooks specifically designed for custom storage
objects. These are:
``_open(name, mode='rb')``
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