Re: Alternative to Optical Storage????

From	Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Alternative to Optical Storage????
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Date	2024-09-28 15:33 -0700
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On 27/09/2024 13:26, Nux Vomica wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:36:29 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
> 
>>
>> Having personally experienced failures of both cd-r and dvd-r media
>> wherein the recorded media became unreadable in a very short timeframe
>> (only a few years) even with proper storage it is not at all irrational
>> to be skeptical of claims of significant lifetimes for optical media
>> (esp.  the user recordable type, pressed disks are a different matter).
>> Existing user recordable optical systems have, so far, had a poor track
>> record, so any new system has a higher bar to get over before it is
>> trusted for any long-term archive use.
>>
> 
> My experience is far different from yours.
> 
> I have optical disks that I made in 2008 that are still quite
> viable, and an associate of mine burned disks back in the 1990's
> that are still readable with no errors.  (Both cases using GNU/Linux)
> 
> Possibly you had selected the inexpensive, "bargain basement"
> brands of cd-r/dvd-r which may have much shorter lives.
> 
> Also, are you sure that the "r" designation is not actually "rw"
> for re-writable disks?  The re-writable variety are known to to
> degrade much more rapidly.
> 
> I always purchased Taiyo Yuden DVD's which have an excellent
> reputation for longevity, but since DVDs have a small capacity
> I now only use M-Disc bdr.
> 
> I am not a professional archivist but I know that libraries
> and other institutions choose optical storage as a primary archival
> medium.
> 
> Of course, one must always be mindful of future technology.
> The strategy is to always copy important data to improved
> formats but, so far, with optical media, this is not necessary
> yet.

+1 for M-Disc BDR. I use the 100GB version.

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  Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-09-27 12:40 -0400
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                Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-10-04 08:34 -0400
                Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-04 11:29 -0400
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                Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 01:23 -0400
                Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-09-30 19:34 -0400
              Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-30 11:57 +0100
            Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 01:49 +0000
    Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-10-01 07:04 +0200
      Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-10-01 01:08 -0400
      Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-01 03:10 -0400
        Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-03 01:47 -0400
          Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-10-03 15:34 +0000
          Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-10-03 17:13 +0000
            Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-03 23:31 -0400
              Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-10-04 02:12 -0400
              Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-10-05 07:01 +0200
          Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Nux Vomica <nv@linux.rocks> - 2024-10-03 19:13 +0000
            Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-04 00:35 -0400
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            Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-04 01:04 -0400
  Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-09-27 17:36 +0000
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      Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? jjb <jjb@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-27 21:54 +0200
        Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-09-27 20:38 +0000
    Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Nux Vomica <nv@linux.rocks> - 2024-09-27 20:26 +0000
      Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-09-28 07:54 +1000
        Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-09-28 01:49 +0000
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        Re: Alternative to Optical Storage???? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-09-28 23:14 +0000
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