I'm wondering what a good way to store files for a long time would be?
CD's, hard drives, flash drives, ect?
They all have their up and downs, like CDs can get scratched, and Hard Drives can fail.
But which device would be best to just back up some data and keep it for a long time?
It's not a massive amount of data either, could fit on two or three CD's easily
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Anonymous2007-03-22 5:47 ID:RdBoxhnZ
Buy a whole heap of different brands of CDs, try and get all the ones that say "long life" or whatever on them, and burn multiple copies onto different types of CDs. One is bound to actually last a decently long time, but even then as far as I know even the shittiest CD-Rs last 5 years at least.
Disregarding that, try stone tablets or papyrus.
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Anonymous2007-03-22 22:47 ID:BVu3BY3q
dvds are more scratch-resistant than cds. and even a scratched disc can be recovered by polishing out the scratches, unless the data layer itself gets damaged.
storing digital information in big physical bits (rather than microscopic magnetic or photosensitive bits) is the best bet, but takes up a lot of space. try punch cards made of solid gold.
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Anonymous2007-03-22 23:02 ID:A1XNVqik
>>1
to seriously answer your question, you probably want to invest in a tape drive.