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How does bitrot protection actually work?
I understand the concept, but am curious how it is actually implemented on 6.2.0
I have read and re-read this post many times and it is full of useful info.
I am just concerned about the following quote.
To me this reads as proactively scanning the data, and I am not convinced this is how it works.
i.e. If I put data on my ReadyNAS (with snapshots) and never updated it for 5 years, would bitrot be detected?
The above suggests yes, I think it might be no, BUT I really don't know :?
I am just concerned about the following quote.
Nhellie wrote: As per release notes, "Support bitrot data protection. Automatically detect and correct corruption due to media degradation.", for me this means that as soon as you enable BitRot protection, the NAS will scan-detect-fix corruptions on the data.
To me this reads as proactively scanning the data, and I am not convinced this is how it works.
i.e. If I put data on my ReadyNAS (with snapshots) and never updated it for 5 years, would bitrot be detected?
The above suggests yes, I think it might be no, BUT I really don't know :?
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