A data storage device has a data storage medium configured to store a
first version of data in parent sectors. The data storage device is
configured to store a second version of the data in child sectors. The
child sectors have the same logical block addresses as the parent
sectors. A host operating system can read data from or write data to the
child sectors by sending logical block addresses and a sector set number
to the data storage device. The logical block addresses and the sector
set number identify the child sectors. In response to receiving a request
to access the child sectors, the data storage firmware identifies
physical addresses that correspond to the logical block addresses and the
sector set number. The data storage device uses the physical addresses to
identify the location of the child sectors.