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Error-Proofing Data With Reed-Solomon Codes

Posted by kdawson on from the trust-but-verify dept.

ttsiod recommends a blog entry in which he details steps to apply Reed-Solomon codes to harden data against errors in storage media. Quoting: "The way storage quality has been nose-diving in the last years, you'll inevitably end up losing data because of bad sectors. Backing up, using RAID and version control repositories are some of the methods used to cope; here's another that can help prevent data loss in the face of bad sectors: Hardening your files with Reed-Solomon codes. It is a software-only method, and it has saved me from a lot of grief..."

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  1. It can make files a bit hard to read, though by Bromskloss · · Score: 3, Funny

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    1. Re:It can make files a bit hard to read, though by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

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  2. Harden Files by inKubus · · Score: 2, Funny

    When he said "harden files", I thought he was going into a long soliloquy on all the porn on his computer, so I went to the next story.

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  3. Re:Been doing this from the past 3 decades by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 5, Funny
    Arrrh, aye, this be done since the dawn of time, matey! Ever since the days before global warming when pirates kept a second pistol in their belt just in case. Cap'n Jack Reed in the Solomons would harden his data with a second powder charge when the occasion demanded it.

    "Awk! Parroty Error! Parroty Error! Pieces of Seven, Pieces of Seven"

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  4. Re:Drives already do this by wik · · Score: 2, Funny

    You haven't read too many theses. There are holes all over the place...

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  5. Re:Been doing this from the past 3 decades by Reed+Solomon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bah, I never make any erorrs

  6. Re:Drives already do this by norton_I · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, put the bong down.

  7. Re:Yes, RS should be a file system service. by iminplaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those who sacrifice speed for data integrity deserve neither - BF

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  8. Re:Drives already do this by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Other valid replies would have been "I'll have what he's having" or "Pass it around, please".