Re: [CM] Is HFS+ still a viable file system?

From	Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: [CM] Is HFS+ still a viable file system?
Date	2014-06-16 17:50 -0700
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On 2014-06-16 16:17:50 +0000, RS Wood said:

> From the «It's got a plus, so that's good» department:
> Title: HFS+ bit rot
> Author: Thom Holwerda
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:03:23 -0400
> Link: http://osnews.com/story/27777/HFS_bit_rot
> 
> HFS+ lost a total of 28 files over the course of 6 years. Most of the
> corrupted files are completely unreadable. The JPEGs typically decode
> partially, up to the point of failure. So if you're lucky, you may get most
> of the image except the bottom part. The raw .CR2 files usually turn out to
> be totally unreadable: either completely black or having a large color
> overlay on significant portions of the photo. Most of these shots are not so
> important, but a handful of them are. One of the CR2 files in particular, is
> a very good picture of my son when he was a baby. I printed and framed that
> photo, so I am glad that I did not lose the original. If you're keeping all
> your files and backups on HFS+ volumes, you're doing it wrong. HFS+ is a
> weird vestigial pre-OS X leftover that, for some reason, Apple just does not
> replace. Apple tends to be relentless when it comes to moving on from past
> code, but HFS+ just refuses to die. As John Siracusa, long-time critic of
> HFS+, stated way back in 2011: I would have certainly welcomed ZFS with open
> arms, but I was equally confident that Apple could create its own file system
> suited to its particular needs. That confidence remains, but the ZFS
> distraction may have added years to the timetable. Three years later, and
> still nothing, and with Yosemite also shipping with HFS+, it'll take another
> 1-2 years before we possibly see a new, modern, non-crappy filesystem for OS
> X. Decades from now, books will be written about this saga.

The only production file system that I am aware of that is immune to 
bit rot is ZFS with either copies=>1 or zraid.

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[CM] Is HFS+ still a viable file system? RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-16 16:17 +0000
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