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0 pointscpburns20097y ago0 comments

Keep in mind I'm not an archival expert so you should do your own research. That being said, currently I'm using pyFileFixity [1] to generate the hashes and ECC data for my personal backups. I write them to M-Disc Blu-rays using Dvdisaster [2] which can also write additional ECC data. After a lot of googling and reading this useful Super User question [3], and this extensive answer [4] I settled on this setup. I must admit that I am guilty of storing images as JPGs and compressing most most of my files in ZIPs for convenience.

[1]: https://github.com/lrq3000/pyFileFixity

[2]: http://dvdisaster.net/en/index.html

[3]: https://superuser.com/q/374609/52739

[4]: https://superuser.com/a/873260/52739

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zokier7y ago

The whole structural adaptive encoding seems like massive overcomplication. I feel like clever tricks such as that serve only to bite in the ass when you need it the most.

Same goes for the bit jpeg. Sure, it might not be ideal technically, but recommending JPEG2000 (presumably as there is no JPEG2) with its ridiculously poor software support seems weak too. What use is robust file that you can't open?

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