1. A method, comprising: responsive to a write command from an application on a host device, writing data to a data storage device having a plurality of memory devices, wherein the data includes an indicator that indicates whether or not the data is replicated data, the replicated data being a copy of data stored in another storage device; determining not to copy the data during garbage collection when the indicator indicates that the data is replicated data; and providing a notification to the application that the replicated data was erased and not copied.