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InteXX
Jan 21, 2015Luminary
BitRot Protection Failure - Anything To Be Done?
12:37:25 AM 01/21/2015 Bit rot protection has detected a silent error within /data/FileHistory/Home/C52893-G/Data/$OF/18143/18144 (2015_01_15 11_11_06 UTC).jpg on /dev/sdc3 and cannot correct the er...
InteXX
Jan 24, 2015Luminary
StephenB wrote: It might take more reports/additional logging for Netgear to sort it all out.
Skywalker's working on it. I opened a port for him and he said he found what he needed to investigate further. I'll report what I know to this thread as the information comes in.
StephenB wrote: The good news is that whatever went wrong in your case, it did not result in file corruption. And the issue resolved on its own (no more checksum errors, you can access the file, etc).
Yes, but it's bittersweet. I only wish the file had been more important, so I could be more relieved ;)
StephenB wrote: Of course for us users, the message remains that backups are needed for lots of reasons.
Lots.
Thanks,
Jeff Bowman
Fairbanks, Alaska
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