When UV unwrapping, you're adding Edge Marks without seeing the result until you unwrap, in a way working blindly. Live Unwrap and Sync allow you to unwrap things while getting a live preview of the UV unwrapping in the 3D viewport. This allows for faster and better UV unwrapping.
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