Memory compaction management in memory devices

A method, comprising:

• performing a data integrity check on a source set of memory cells, configured to store a first number of bits per memory cell, to obtain a data integrity metric value;
• responsive to determining that the data integrity metric value satisfies a threshold criterion, performing an error handling operation on the data stored on the source set of memory cells to generate corrected data;
• and
• causing a memory device to copy data the corrected data to a destination set of memory cells of the memory device, wherein the destination set of memory cells are configured to store a second number of bits per memory cell, wherein the second number of bits per memory cells is greater than the first number of bits per memory cell.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device operatively coupled to a memory, performs operations comprising:

• performing a data integrity check on a source set of memory cells, configured to store a first number of bits per memory cell, to obtain a data integrity metric value;
• responsive to determining that the data integrity metric value satisfies a threshold criterion, performing an error handling operation on the data stored on the source set of memory cells to generate corrected data;
• and
• causing a memory device to copy data the corrected data to a destination set of memory cells of the memory device, wherein the destination set of memory cells are configured to store a second number of bits per memory cell, wherein the second number of bits per memory cells is greater than the first number of bits per memory cell.