The format of the uncompressed files matters just as much in terms of bit error resilience. Compression or not, you can always use an additional tool to produc

The format of the uncompressed files matters just as much in terms of bit error resilience. Compression or not, you can always use an additional tool to produce and store extra parity data which can be used to both correct and repair bit errors, which seems like the correct answer for digital archival.