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Originally Posted by Penforhire
So you're saying P2P networks ensure continuation of data? One issue there is corruption and versioning. Which file is the correct file, as they get altered, corrupted, and edited down the road? No, I'm not forgetting this aspect of electronic storage.
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If it's archival material... you're not
supposed to edit it.
And as for checking copy, if you have at least 3 copies of the file, they can be checked against each other for anomalies and self-corrected. The more copies to check against, the more errors get fixed.
The thing to remember is that digital archiving works best when it is proactively checked and updated. If properly maintained and updated, they are faster and more efficient to access and reference than any print-based archive. If you plan to wait a thousand years to dig up old untouched hard drives and read them... well, yeah, you'll probably be SOL.