Index: trunk/magic/remove/src/streaksio.c
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--- trunk/magic/remove/src/streaksio.c	(revision 26621)
+++ trunk/magic/remove/src/streaksio.c	(revision 26983)
@@ -925,6 +925,6 @@
     bool free_user_copies = true;
     if (user_copies == NULL) {
-        user_copies = "2";
-        free_user_copies = false;
+        // input does not have replication requested
+        return true;
     }
     if (!nebSetXattr(server, outFile->name, "user.copies", user_copies,  NEB_REPLACE)) {