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Re:OpenZFS vs. Btrfs and other file systems (2017) by magicalhippo on Sunday November 18, 2018 @07:26AM (#18480033)
ZFS has no special reliance on ECC RAM: http://jrs-s.net/2015/02/03/will-zfs-and-non-ecc-ram-kill-yo...

TL;DR is that a few stuck bits is won't corrupt your pool like the forum post claims.

Also, in the highly unlikely event that bad RAM would make ZFS corrupt data, how would btrfs perform better on the same hardware?

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Re:OpenZFS vs. Btrfs and other file systems (2017) by takeda on Monday November 19, 2018 @12:39PM (#18488088)
Yes, I really hate that FUD. It makes people decide to use less safe filesystem because they don't have ECC RAM thinking ZFS somehow will corrupt their data, when in reality ZFS is still safe (and safer than other filesystems). ZFS claims to keep your data safe, but it can't prevent data being corrupted in RAM. If your RAM is corrupted your data might be as well no matter what filesystem you use. ECC RAM makes sure that memory is also safe and that ZFS can deliver its promises.
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