Submitted 1 year ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to [deleted]
Interesting thread.Would be interested to learn from commenters which storage media is most impervious to digital rot.
The standard (and tested for decades) answer is tape.
M-Disc might also be an alternative.
Tape needs to be stored in a controlled environment. Heat and humidity can degrade tapes. Usually you’d transfer the data to a new tape every 5 to 10 years just to be safe.
tnx for the reply, I suspected as much.
soyboy77@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Interesting thread.Would be interested to learn from commenters which storage media is most impervious to digital rot.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
The standard (and tested for decades) answer is tape.
M-Disc might also be an alternative.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tape needs to be stored in a controlled environment. Heat and humidity can degrade tapes. Usually you’d transfer the data to a new tape every 5 to 10 years just to be safe.
soyboy77@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
tnx for the reply, I suspected as much.