Techniques for storing and retrieving data from a computing device

A first computing device configured to store data, the first computing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first computing device to:
• divide the data to produce a first and second portion of the data, wherein the first and second portions are associated with a computed exclusive or (“XOR”) value;
• delete the second portion stored at the first computing device, based at least in part on whether the computed XOR value is established;
• receive a first replicated metadata, wherein the first replicated metadata indicates a location of the second portion stored at a second computing device;
• and
• communicate either the first portion or the second portion, to a remote computing device, based at least in part on the first replicated metadata.

A method of providing data to a remote computing device, the method comprising, at a first data storage device:

• computing a first XOR value for the data, wherein (1) the data comprises a first portion and a second portion of the data, and (2) the first portion is stored at the first data storage device and the second portion is stored at a second data storage device;
• associating the first and second portions to the first XOR value;
• reconstructing the second portion, based at least in part on the second data storage device being unavailable, by comparing the first XOR value and the first portion to produce a reconstructed second portion;
• and
• communicating the reconstructed second portion to the remote computing device.