The idea is excellent (I&#x27;ve lost files to bitrot before), but what is the advantage here over using &quot;Parchives&quot; [1]? There is widespread cross-platform software available for &quot;par2&quot; format.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Parchive" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Parchive</a>