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 ### Storage
 
-Every dat archive has **storage**, this is the required first argument for dat-node. By default, we use [dat-storage](http://github.com/datproject/dat-storage) which stores the secret key in `~/.dat/` and the rest of the ddata in `dir/.dat`. Other common options are:
+Every dat archive has **storage**, this is the required first argument for dat-node. By default, we use [dat-storage](http://github.com/datproject/dat-storage) which stores the secret key in `~/.dat/` and the rest of the data in `dir/.dat`. Other common options are:
 
 * **Persistent storage**: Stored files in `/my-dir` and metadata in `my-dir/.dat` by passing `/my-dir` as the first argument.
 * **Temporary Storage**: Use the `temp: true` option to keep metadata stored in memory.