Hello, I have a 1 file that I would like to store for a long time (Offline)
I have put it on magnetic tape and in an sealed enclosure, but time will destroy everything, so was wondering if there is a way to like zip the file to make it able to get restored if/when the corruption happens? much like a raid but just for one file
While the par file suggestions are the most reasonable thing to do there are some more interesting alternatives.
Try horcrux. It’ll split your file into several pieces and make it so you only need a few of the pieces to recreate your file. You could make 99 pieces and only require 3 of them to reassemble. That way if most of them are damaged somehow you can still recreate your file.
This is similar to how Storj splits your files into 80 pieces and only needs 29 to recreate your data. It is also similar to how satellites transmit data when part of the message can be lost in transmission.