Windows 10: Non SSD's (Spinners) and Bit rot

Discus and support Non SSD's (Spinners) and Bit rot in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi folks I've seen it mentioned on a few 'Nix Forums but never on Windows - but with say older HDD's (spinners) are they liable to Bit Rot. The reason... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by jimbo45, Oct 23, 2020.

  1. JIMBO45
    jimbo45 Win User

    Non SSD's (Spinners) and Bit rot


    Hi folks
    I've seen it mentioned on a few 'Nix Forums but never on Windows - but with say older HDD's (spinners) are they liable to Bit Rot. The reason I'm asking this is that on discussions of various file systems it appears that some of the newer file systems are resilient against Bit Rot - but I've no idea if NTFS has this (or even needs) this capability.

    Does Bit rot actually occur or is this another one of these "Old wives tales" -- I can't say I've ever had any experience of it -- I usually get ample warning if an HDD starts failing (fortunately in my case quite rare) and have ample time to backup and replace.

    Just curious if some of the real geeks here - especially those running servers etc have encountered bit rot either in practice or in the "serious literature".

    Cheers
    jimbo

    :)
     
    jimbo45, Oct 23, 2020
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  2. JIMBO45
    jimbo45 Win User

    Non SSD's (Spinners) and Bit rot

    Hi folks
    I've seen it mentioned on a few 'Nix Forums but never on Windows - but with say older HDD's (spinners) are they liable to Bit Rot. The reason I'm asking this is that on discussions of various file systems it appears that some of the newer file systems are resilient against Bit Rot - but I've no idea if NTFS has this (or even needs) this capability.

    Does Bit rot actually occur or is this another one of these "Old wives tales" -- I can't say I've ever had any experience of it -- I usually get ample warning if an HDD starts failing (fortunately in my case quite rare) and have ample time to backup and replace.

    Just curious if some of the real geeks here - especially those running servers etc have encountered bit rot either in practice or in the "serious literature".

    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Oct 23, 2020
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  3. LEE
    Lee Win User
    Bit Rot?

    Darn. . .forgot about that one. . .this has to be what his problem is. . .Non SSD's (Spinners) and Bit rot :)
     
    Lee, Oct 23, 2020
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  4. LEHNERUS2000
    lehnerus2000 Win User

    Non SSD's (Spinners) and Bit rot

    Bit Rot?

    Your description reminds me of the old Amiga PCs.
    After using programs for a couple of weeks, various function would stop working and eventually the entire program would become unusable.

    Maybe the dreaded "Bit Rot" has returned.
     
    lehnerus2000, Oct 23, 2020
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