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Does Windows calculate CRCs to check every file operation?
When Windows encounters a file corruption on a file system, it may return the following error message:
Data error (cyclic redundancy check).
This suggests Windows checks every file operation ...
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Used HDD/ran DiskSmartView/40,000 Power-on-hours?? should i trust it w/ my data, or take it back and bitch? [closed]
I just bought a used hard drive from a University Surplus Store. Decided to run DiskSmartView to make sure it wasn't ready to fail. 40,000 power-on-hours
I don't know if I feel like trusting my ...
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Is there any chance that my data will get silently corrupted with a robocopy SMB network transfer?
I'm setting up a NAS box for the first time. At the moment, I have most of my data backed up to a few local hard drives, and I intend to transfer all the data to my NAS over ethernet once the RAID ...
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What hash should be used to ensure file integrity? [closed]
It's no secret that large files offered up for download often are coupled with their MD5 or SHA-1 hash so that after you download you can verify the file's integrity. Are these still the best ...
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How to edit semi-plaintext file and maintaining character structure?
I am using a software (Groupmail from Infacta) that uses exact / absolute %PATHS% for saving some settings in specific semi-plaintext file. This is a really bad idea because you can't move to USER ...
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How can I detect (and correct) silent data corruption?
My question is, how can I detect silent data corruption at my home PC (Windows + Linux).
I do rsync like automatic backups (with version history). But how do I know in a few months/years that a long ...
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How to transfer a file over pen and paper, with error correction
I'm looking for a way to transfer a file using only a pen and paper.
This is somewhat similar to paperbak, except the density I'm looking for is much, much lower, and I don't want to use a printer or ...
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How to copy files from HDD to HDD with integrity checking
I am moving data from an almost dead HDD to an external USB drive using linux , because for some reason Windows cannot see the data.
I want to copy a large amount of data over from the HDD to the USB ...
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Finder Error -36 with Console I/O Error - potential causes?
I'm copying a lot of data between two hard drives. The first one (the source) was getting a lot of repetitive Finder Error -36 codes. Scanning the Console this is linked to an I/O Error coming from ...
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How can I check my audio files for integrity?
I've found that audio files seem to degrade slightly over time (10 years +), and I'm looking
for a tool to check the integrity of those, and say, "yip, it's all there and good!".
I need something ...
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Is it safe to edit files during the defragmentation process?
Assuming I'm on an NTFS partition, is it just as safe to edit files during defragmentation as when not? Is there any added risk, even if very small? If not, how does the operating system ensure the ...
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High “wasted” on a torrent download, with no hashfails
Recently I have downloaded a game patch from a torrent. The total patch size was ~528 MB and the torrent has shown 235 MB as "wasted", with 0 hashfails. Some other things I remember about the ...
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Need Program To Verify Video Files Integrity
I have a ton of video files that were downloaded from the internet. Most are ok, but some were not completely downloaded. Is there a program that will tell me if a video file is complete?
Either a ...
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How can I ensure the correctness of a .tar.gz file I recently downloaded from a server?
How can I ensure the correctness of a .tar.gz file I recently downloaded from a server?
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How can I verify the read/write integrity of a compact flash device?
I've got a bunch of compact flash cards that I've used heavily in a professional photo and video capacity.
I'm concerned that one of them is going bad, since I am seeing files (most often video, but ...
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Changing filesystem types “safely”
Back in Windows 95 OSR2 (I believe), there was a conversion tool that would take your extant FAT16 partition and change it to FAT32 non-destructively (most of the time).
Are there any tools like that ...
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Data Archiving vs not
For the sake of data integrity, is it wiser to archive your files or just leave them unarchived. No compression is being used. My thinking is that if you leave your files unarchived, if there is ...
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How can I copy a folder with many files with integrity check?
I just got a new hard drive and want to move many of the folders from the old hard drive to the new one, but I want to make sure everything is copied over correctly.
I tried using md5summer to ...
