From 7b561054244c737400a07bca85f7bf41d0b3ace1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Buren Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:16:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add paragraph added in #5855 to utility documentation source --- src/borg/archiver.py | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py index edd795894..fb77c6f4e 100644 --- a/src/borg/archiver.py +++ b/src/borg/archiver.py @@ -3042,6 +3042,11 @@ class Archiver: check --repair is a potentially dangerous function and might lead to data loss (for kinds of corruption it is not capable of dealing with). BE VERY CAREFUL! + Pursuant to the previous warning it is also highly recommended to test the + reliability of the hardware running this software with stress testing software + such as memory testers. Unreliable hardware can also lead to data loss especially + when this command is run in repair mode. + First, the underlying repository data files are checked: - For all segments, the segment magic header is checked.