FOLDING DATA USING VALID TRANSLATIONAL UNIT VALUES

Aspects of the present disclosure configure a memory sub-system controller to fold data based on valid translational unit count (VTC) values in a memory sub-system. The controller receives a request to perform a folding operation on data stored in an individual block stripe of the set of memory components. The controller retrieves, from a VTC table, a plurality of VTC values corresponding to a plurality of portions of the individual block stripe. The controller compares a first VTC value of the plurality of VTC values associated with a first of the plurality of portions to a second VTC value of the plurality of VTC values associated with a second of the plurality of portions. The controller performs the folding operation on a subset of the plurality of portions based on a result of comparing the first VTC value to the second VTC value.