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My family lost all our printed family albums a few years ago. We still can't get over it. Unfortunately my parents didn't understand the importance of keeping t
by dsego 6y ago
My family lost all our printed family albums a few years ago. We still can't get over it. Unfortunately my parents didn't understand the importance of keeping the negatives around. Printed photos degrade over time, you can see the colors shift. But more importantly, we didn't have multiple prints and all the albums were in one drawer in a bedroom. My brother decided to burn down all the photos in one of his fits of rage. But it could've happened in other ways, like the room burning down, an earthquake etc.
Btw, do you think there is a difference between 25GB single layer and 100GB M-Discs regarding the media robustness and safety of data?
- 8fingerlouie 6y ago> Btw, do you think there is a difference between 25GB single layer and 100GB M-Discs regarding the media robustness and safety of data? As i understand it, the 100GB discs add another data layer, and assuming it works like all other optical media, this is achieved by angling the laser at a different angle, so logically a scratch on the physical media will incur read errors on another layer. Apart from physical damage, the media density is higher. I would assume that the 25GB discs have a longer lifetime than the 100GB ones, but I have no illusions that either of them will last a millennia. If the media is still readable 1000 years from now, let’s hope they still make optical drives to read them :-) I’ll be happy if they last 10-20 years, and considering some of the early CD ROM disc that were burned are still readable despite using dye (which degrades) I’d say there’s a good chance of that either size will survive just fine. I store mine in jewel cases, in a dark closet at room temperature. The worst enemies are temperature, light and humidity.