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My oldest CD-Rs are from 1994 and they still read perfectly. Factory pressed CDs should last longer than CD-Rs (I've read).
by jjav 3y ago
My oldest CD-Rs are from 1994 and they still read perfectly.
Factory pressed CDs should last longer than CD-Rs (I've read).
- al_borland 3y agoLast time I looked into it there was a lot of variability. It seemed some of it came down to care, and some of it was just luck. If you care about the stuff in those 1994 CD-Rs and don’t have a backup, it may be worth making a copy while they still work. It could last the rest of your life and be fine… or not.
- jjav 3y agoYes, the contents of those CD-Rs are definitely on my zfs pool, so don't really care if the CDs die. But I keep them around and occasionally read them out of curiosity to see how long they last.