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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: HDD long-term data storage with ensured integrity
From:       David Christensen <dpchrist () holgerdanske ! com>
Date:       2024-04-13 2:59:52
Message-ID: bea0b58f-7716-41f0-bcf1-f36c39ea7fb9 () holgerdanske ! com
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On 4/12/24 08:14, piorunz wrote:
> On 10/04/2024 12:10, David Christensen wrote:
>> Those sound like some compelling features.
>>
>>
>> I believe the last time I tried Btrfs was Debian 9 (?).  I ran into
>> problems because I did not do the required manual maintenance
>> (rebalancing).  Does the Btrfs in Debian 11 or Debian 12 still require
>> manual maintenance?  If so, what and how often?
> 
> I don't do balance at all, it's not required.
> 
> Scrub is recommended, because it will detect any bit-rot due to hardware
> errors on HDD media. It scans the entire surface of allocated sectors on
> all drives. I do scrub usually monthly.


Thank you for the information.


David


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