Optimized data corruption source and timeline analysis

A computer program product for analyzing data corruption, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code configured to perform the following when executed by at least one processor:

• identify a data set containing corrupted data;
• identify a specific location within the data set containing the corrupted data;
• analyze the specific location to determine if the corrupted data is contained within the specific location;
• repeatedly perform the following until the corrupted data is no longer found within the specific location:
• revert to a previous version of the specific location by removing an incremental update to the specific location;
• and
• analyze the previous version of the specific location to determine if it contains the corrupted data;
• when a previous version of the specific location is found that no longer contains the corrupted data, determine a timestamp associated with the previous version;
• and
• provide the timestamp to a user.

A system for analyzing data corruption, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device operably coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• identify a data set containing corrupted data;
• identify a specific location within the data set containing the corrupted data;
• analyze the specific location to determine if the corrupted data is contained within the specific location;
• repeatedly perform the following until the corrupted data is no longer found within the specific location:
• revert to a previous version of the specific location by removing an incremental update to the specific location;
• and
• analyze the previous version of the specific location to determine if it contains the corrupted data;
• when a previous version of the specific location is found that no longer contains the corrupted data, determine a timestamp associated with the previous version;
• and
• provide the timestamp to a user.