I currently use btrfs on almost all my server and offline backup drives mainly because of the ability to transparently compress files to save space. But apparently btrfs can get corrupted if it unexpectedly loses power? Is there a more robust and corruption resistant filesystem that you’d recommend that also has the ability to compress files?

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    2 days ago

    ZFS has built in error checking and correction if you have parity data. Its less if they have had corruption and more that it doesnt matter, because their system is designed to correct it automatically anyway.

    With EXT4 over 30 years, you’ve likely been lucky or unaware of any corruption. Guess thats the same thing in the end.