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Re: hardware problem ?

"Individual, specific files being deleted is a 'hardware problem' ?"

That sounds exactly like what a faulty HDD or SSD does. Bad RAM or a faulty SATA controller can also cause write holes.

If individual files are vanishing after some basic software troubleshooting I would start testing the hardware.

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