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Some CD-specific stats here from about 16 years ago at the Library of Congress (which thankfully disregards CD-R's and the like): https://www.loc.gov/preservati
by mathgeek 2y ago
Some CD-specific stats here from about 16 years ago at the Library of Congress (which thankfully disregards CD-R's and the like): https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rt/CDservicelife_rev.pdf https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rt/CDservicelife_...
- actionfromafar 2y agoIf I read that correctly, about half of the CDs will have failed after 200 years.
- mathgeek 2y agoThat's my reading of it as well. For personal archival purposes, that's very risky. For "some of it will survive" purposes it's great.