> I’m glad they make stand-alone artifacts. Note that the shelf live of many types of CDs and DVDs isn't all that long and you shouldn't rely on them to preser

> I’m glad they make stand-alone artifacts. Note that the shelf live of many types of CDs and DVDs isn't all that long and you shouldn't rely on them to preserve things. Some will be unreadable in less than a decade. It varies a lot by materials used (Table 2, also note the paragraph preceding it): https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/con...