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> I'm not sure how you got that ... sigh. bad at arithmetic today. sorry. > I wouldn't trust almost any company to still exist in 41 years, including Backblaz
by sigstoat 8y ago
> I'm not sure how you got that ...
sigh. bad at arithmetic today. sorry.
> I wouldn't trust almost any company to still exist in 41 years, including Backblaze
as i mention in the reply to the sibling comment, the backblaze corporate entity doesn't need to last.
> DVD or Blu-ray discs might last that long... but it's hard to trust any storage medium to last for 41 years
on an anecdotal note, i put a bunch of data on DVDs circa 2004-2008, and tried to retrieve it all spring 2018. all of the inexpensive DVDs were garbage. only the most expensive survived, and even those had a few bit errors.
- ahartmetz 8y agoDon't write optical media at the maximum possible speed, reasonably protect it from light, and it will last much longer. I always did that and haven't lost a disk yet. I'd need to recheck a few really old ones, though...
- wtmt 8y agoAnd don’t stack them one on top of another. I recall reading that added weight on the disks (common when they’re stacked horizontally) can result in data loss because of the dye changing structurally. Store then standing sideways, and as much as possible, closer to a 90° vertical angle.