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> NTFS is known for corrupting data over a long enough timeline Any links?

• phendrenad2 5y ago
  Apparently it's called "bit rot": https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/67h28o/bit_rot_detection_and_correction_on_windows/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/67h28o/bit_rot...
  • dataflow 5y ago
    Bit rot has nothing to do with NTFS though? It's a general hardware degradation issue. (Where does that say it's NTFS-related?)
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    • timbit42 5y ago
      There are filesystems (eg. ZFS, BtrFS) which can detect and recover from hardware degradation. NTFS cannot, therefore the problem is NTFS-related, although not limited to NTFS.
      • dataflow 5y ago
        If that's what is meant, it's sure as heck misleading to single out NTFS with "known for corrupting data" as if it's somehow unique in not having error correction compared to ext4 or whatever.
      • snvzz 5y ago
        Error detection can be done in the layer underneath, including doing so within device mapper. A filesystem not doing its own vs a filesystem "corrupting data" are very different concepts.