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Does StableBit Scanner prevent bit rot? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Thiscave3701365 on 2025-06-14 23:10:02.

I saw a post about bit rot and it's had me thinking and a bit worried. I haven't touched a lot of the data on some of my drives in years, but StableBit Scanner has been running every week that whole time. Should I rely on that or should I look into other tools like Bitarr?

Edit: So StableBit Scanner does not prevent bit rot. It only checks the health of the drive, but not the health of the data(see comments) Would something like Bitarr be a good, free solution that doesn’t involve buying or changing to a different OS?

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