Answer by gaborous for Long-term backup storage media
DVDs are very good storage mediums, but Blu-Rays HTL (like Panasonic's) are very stable and they are probably the longest lasting storage medium currently available for consumers. They are highly...
View ArticleAnswer by jet for Long-term backup storage media
depends on your data volume USB flash drive- I sill have one 129 MB survived after washing in a machine and after all these years still works. When you start feeling that USB standart start to disapear...
View ArticleAnswer by Rolf for Long-term backup storage media
Tapes seem to be a good option for long term and big volume archiving. Slashdot - Offline Storage for Hard Drives? Flash drives might be worth researching too.
View ArticleAnswer by Paul Nathan for Long-term backup storage media
I think the question that must be asked is "how long-term is long-term"? Quality paper is probably the most efficient low-end long-term storage currently known(300+ years). But if you're looking to...
View ArticleAnswer by Molly7244 for Long-term backup storage media
Rumors say CDs and DVDs won't remember your data longer than ten years. You just said it: RUMOURS! :) The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) has published the following longevity estimates...
View ArticleAnswer by user7963 for Long-term backup storage media
And now you can store it for as long as 1000 years: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/DiamonDisk-DVD-Storage-Cranberry-Thousand,news-5112.html
View ArticleAnswer by harrymc for Long-term backup storage media
The only way to guarantee long life is via redundancy. Keep 2 backup copies of everything, as it's unlikely that both will go bad. Try to vary the media types, for example for DVD don't use the same...
View ArticleAnswer by Dimitri C. for Long-term backup storage media
Paper backups using an efficient encoding scheme also remain an option. It is not handy and takes a lot of space, but it is robust and long-lasting.
View ArticleAnswer by user7963 for Long-term backup storage media
From http://www.superwarehouse.com/HP_5.2_GB_Magneto_Optical_Disk/88146J/p/54344: HP magneto-optical rewritable cartridges allow virtually unlimited read/write cycles, making them the ideal choice for...
View ArticleAnswer by Manos Dilaverakis for Long-term backup storage media
I think it has to do with how much you're willing to spend. I've thought about this in the past and the best solution I could come up with was a NAS with 2 large HDDs in RAID 1 configuration. This way...
View ArticleAnswer by hyperslug for Long-term backup storage media
Regarding longevity, you'll probably accumulate data too fast for the media to be a problem. 7 years from now you might have enough DVD's to fill a couple Blu-rays. 7 more years and you'll have a stack...
View ArticleAnswer by Col for Long-term backup storage media
I'm not sure hard drives are any better than CD/DVD long term. The only way to be really sure is to keep checking the data and refreshing it. There are CD's/DVD's that are specifically designed for...
View ArticleAnswer by John T for Long-term backup storage media
Hard Drives. Space is dirt cheap these days, you can grab a few TB worth of internal hard drives at a fairly low price. Even external hard drives aren't too expensive.
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Rumors say CDs and DVDs won't remember your data longer than ten years. Are there backup media that do better?
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