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Before backing up, generate an MD5 checksum file for all the files you are backing up. Then verify the backup by re-calculating and comparing the checksums on t
by GnarfGnarf 6y ago
Before backing up, generate an MD5 checksum file for all the files you are backing up. Then verify the backup by re-calculating and comparing the checksums on the DVD.
This way you can verify the disk at any point in the future.
- mjevans 6y agoOr store PAR2 repair files with the data as well.
- benibela 6y agoOr these: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25902030 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25902030 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25805548 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25805548
- benibela 6y agoBut there are no checksums from the DVD, because there are no files on the DVD I have actually tried it multiple times over six hours, and now I have burned three DVDs without files on them