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I think you should just skip both xz and lzip, because that essay is in my opinion technically correct but also only deals with a very much minor concern [1]. I
by lifthrasiir 2y ago
I think you should just skip both xz and lzip, because that essay is in my opinion technically correct but also only deals with a very much minor concern [1]. If you want the recovery out of archives, you should use dedicated formats like PArchive and not ordinary archives with half-baked recovery attempts.
[1] Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39873122 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39873122
- omoikane 2y agoFor my personal backup use, I actually use RAR with recovery records, optionally with encryption if it's sensitive. I was only using xz in places where I couldn't use RAR (e.g. for work), and those places tend to also have lzip available.