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Yup it's a well-known problem, but several of us still have CDs decades old that still do read totally fine. That doesn't mean we rely on them as backups: mine
by TacticalCoder 5y ago
Yup it's a well-known problem, but several of us still have CDs decades old that still do read totally fine. That doesn't mean we rely on them as backups: mine have long since been copied to DVDs, then more recent DVDs but also backup'ed on harddrive / servers etc.
- rbanffy 5y agoCDs and DVDs are pressed. Recordable media is not and, with the wrong conditions, will rot. DVD-RWs will get corrupted if you look funny at them.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoI still have music CDs from 1985 and CD-R from 1995 in perfect condition. None of them have gone bad.