12-07-2010
What kind of data corruption are you after?
simple one is getting a checksum of files/directories etc... Copy the lot eleswhere, and compare the checksum...
My first question is IMHO that a few reasons can provoque data corruption:
faulty hardware
network
overloaded system
no more place to write...
If you suspect data corruption, it is wise to look for the reason...
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