Applications and Resources for Bit Error Recovery in Stored Data

[Speederlander]

So it's a limitation of only QuickPar, not .par2 files?

Not sure. Several people have pointed it out on the quickpar forum so the developer(s) know about it. I find it's a minor limitation really, because I use quickpar with recovery on huge files mostly when I am going to archive them or do secondary back-ups. Besides, quickpar seems to be the only game in town for windows with this level of functionality. Plus it's free. So as long as I have a work-around that gets me data security I'm good.

My process for large files is:
1. Create consistency check data with quickpar on the original file.
2. Create rar'd version on secondary back-up location.
3. Add consistency and recovery information with quickpar to rar'd files.

I can verify the original is good, verify the back-up is good, and recover the back-up if it becomes damaged. I can then verify the consistency of the reconstituted file with the original consistency check data back on the source.