Submitted 1 day ago by carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone to gog@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzewZf8Lyn4
video is in Arabic but there are high quality english subtitles!
a note: for burning BDXL discs on Linux, i’ve seen conflicting reports about K3b, some say it works, others say it doesn’t… if someone has had any luck burning BDXL discs on Linux, i’d love to know what you used!
SD cards are one of the most volatile mediums for data storage. Flash memory in general runs the risk of discharge over time. Being powered every now and then can help IIRC.
I’ve looked into long-term data hoarding and found that there’s not too much consensus on the best mediums. They all have their problems. Most turn their noses up at the idea of a set-it-and-forget-it system, preferring laboriously maintained arrays of HDDs. These fail somewhat regularly so they maintain multiple backups and plan/build around that.
I like optical media, but its problems include high cost per GB, taking up significant physical space, the inability to rewrite data, slow speed, and the waning availability of disk drives. Its longevity also depends on the specific technology the disk uses. Some disks are chemically active and the chemicals can break down over time. These can have comparable life to just storing it on a USB drive or something, so I wouldn’t bother with those.
I’ve been using discs specifically made for longevity called M-DISCs. They are supposedly chemically inert and can last for hundreds of years. They’re expensive compared to normal BDXLs, you need a bluray drive rated for burning them, and some people say they’re hokey…their lifetime claim is pretty lofty, to be fair. I also use archival gold DVDs (4.7GB) for smaller files.
TIL about BDXL, I thought the Blu-Ray format stopped at 50GB.
Nah, max capacity for the Blu-Ray format was always around 100GB, but some go higher. The limiting factor is actually the data transfer speed - it’s worse than fucking USB2.
Carmakazi@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I’ve recently been burning BDXL on Linux using Brasero and a nothing special LG drive. If you can select the burn speed, do not select maximum, I think that is what skunked the first disc I attempted. It will be very slow, and the UI will appear to freeze, but it does burn successfully after several hours.
I’ve been burning my GOG library slowly in the background and throwing the disks in some jewel cases, and then putting it all in an old ammo can with some desiccant.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Hours? Damn, I use imgburn on windows and it only takes a few minutes.
Carmakazi@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Its slow as shit for whatever reason. Less than 1x speed by its own metrics. There may be a problem somewhere, but I don’t care about speed as much as accuracy and not ruining disks, so I haven’t looked into it.