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by Fossie
04 Aug 2020, 14:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Idea: synchronization based on pre-generated checksum files
Replies: 5
Views: 1456

Re: Idea: synchronization based on pre-generated checksum files

Thanks for your reply, Plerry. The way I see it, adding validation functionality would only improve the quality of what FFS is doing. Rather than just copying files and make sure they appear updated in two locations, one could argue that the users primary concern and interest is in the contents of t...
by Fossie
03 Aug 2020, 09:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Idea: synchronization based on pre-generated checksum files
Replies: 5
Views: 1456

Re: Idea: synchronization based on pre-generated checksum files

I'd like to add a vote for this to be implemented. It would be a great way to allow for data scrubbing. Every time a file is updated, recalculate the checksum. Schedule periodically verification of checksums. If a mismatch is found, we know the file has been corrupted, and should be given the option...