# BTRFS scrub. # # Scrubbing is the process of checking file consistency. # Scrubbing may be done "online", meaning you don't need to unmount a subvolume to scrub it. # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Btrfs#Scrubbing # Btrfs scrub is "[a]n online filesystem checking tool. Reads all the data and metadata on the filesystem and uses checksums and the duplicate copies from RAID storage to identify and repair any corrupt data." # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/btrfs#Scrub # The scrub command operates on a whole filesystem, not just individual subvolumes. # https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/724412 # # As this command reads all data, it wears down the disk. One should not run it too often. For large, slow disks once per month should be fine. # # To run it manually: # sudo btrfs scrub start / # sudo btrfs scrub status / { lib, config, options, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }: with lib; let cfg = config.yoda.btrfs-scrub; in { options = { yoda.btrfs-scrub = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.path; default = ["/"]; example = ["/" "/mnt/data"]; description = '' List containing each mounted BTRFS filesystem once. ''; }; }; config = mkIf (length cfg > 0) { services.btrfs.autoScrub = { enable = true; interval = "monthly"; fileSystems = cfg; }; }; }