ylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoDVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes: How long does physical media last?qz.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down11
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minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIn my opinion it’s wildly dependent on the quality of the media. Crappy writeable CDs that didn’t last a month, to verbatim CDs that are still running 20 years later. Hard drives, chep equals a year or three, all my WD black still works and the oldest is from 2013. Some luck I guess too ofc :-)
minus-squarethawed_caveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoI’m currently using a 2008 hard drive and i really hope it has some life left in it because i haven’t backed up the contents yet
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYeah but you’re a caveman so that’s the reason.
In my opinion it’s wildly dependent on the quality of the media.
Crappy writeable CDs that didn’t last a month, to verbatim CDs that are still running 20 years later.
Hard drives, chep equals a year or three, all my WD black still works and the oldest is from 2013.
Some luck I guess too ofc :-)
I’m currently using a 2008 hard drive and i really hope it has some life left in it because i haven’t backed up the contents yet
Yeah but you’re a caveman so that’s the reason.