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soyboy77@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
Interesting thread.Would be interested to learn from commenters which storage media is most impervious to digital rot.
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soyboy77@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
Interesting thread.Would be interested to learn from commenters which storage media is most impervious to digital rot.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
The standard (and tested for decades) answer is tape.
M-Disc might also be an alternative.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Tape needs to be stored in a controlled environment. Heat and humidity can degrade tapes. Usually you’d transfer the data to a new tape every 5 to 10 years just to be safe.
soyboy77@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
tnx for the reply, I suspected as much.