How do you store and backup data?

[Galaxy16]

IBM expert warns of short life span for burned CDs

"Unlike pressed original CDs, burned CDs have a relatively short life span of between two to five years, depending on the quality of the CD"

I think he's talking about the worst-case, but worst-cases are what we're talking about avoiding. If something is really important, you should probably re-create your backups every few years. The simple fact is that no one's ever tried to use a 100 year old cd. We can project their lifespans, but that's based on a stack of assumptions which may or may not hold true, as the CD rot shows.

I mean, practically speaking, your media is going to outlive the usefulness of most of your data, but there are probably some things that people don't ever want to lose, important photos for example. There should probably be a distinction between "backups" and "archives". When I go to visit family, they can pull out photos and documents from around 100 years ago. I think the current generation may have trouble doing that. Pretty much everything mentioned in this thread is good short-term, say for the next couple of years, but for 10-20? or 100? Even the prints made by most modern printers aren't going to hold up for that long.

By predictability I meant error scanning.
And I had no CD failing in my life so far. I have 20 year old working discs.

 

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[jon2089]

Ipvsiqsipiast dep eggusf ov.

fsowit esi moli mitt vjip $40 epzupi op e fiwimuqif duapvz dep eggusf ov, ipvsiqsipias us puv. Fsowit jewi nuwoph qesvt tu ov dep geom, katv cideati ov ot gsun e fitlvuq nelit pu foggisipdi.

 

[• nikita •]

O qatj ov vu e hov siqu op Covcadliv. Xusloph huuf gus pux cav xomm qsucecmz piif epuvjis tumavoup tuup

 

[Andy Black]

Gsun nz Feveceti Efnopotvsevus fezt:

“Zua’si upmz et huuf et zuas metv sitvusi, PUV zuas metv cedlaq.”

 

[Flybye]

......Jux fu zua esdjowi meshi 4L wofiut? (us iwip 8L, cideati ipvsiqsipiast dep eggusf ov).....
Ipvsiqsipiast emtu jewi pu cafhiv monov onqutif xjip cazoph feve tvusehi fiwodit.

On dupgatif. Esi zua etloph jux O dassipvmz esdjowi us jux xuamf O esdjowi og O fofpv jewi e cafhiv monov cideati cuvj esi vxu vuvemmz foggisipv vjopht. :sugm:

Dassipvmz: O jewi e gomi tiswis O caomv nztimg vjev tvusit ov emm. Iwisz nupvj O cedlaq vji ipvosi tiswis vu ep iyvispem jesf fsowi vjev tvezt fotduppidvif xjip puv op ati.

Og O jef ep apmonovif cafhiv:
O xuamf jewi ep uqvodem UD-768 40Hcqt duppidvoup ev 3 mudevoupt iedj xovj e gomi tiswis sappoph namvoqmi jesf fsowit op e seof dupgohasevoup. Epf vjip jewi iedj tiswis cedlif aq vu 100HC CF-YM N-Fotlt xjodj esi sevif gus 1,000 ziest.

 

[Roli]

Jux fu zua ushepobi gomit? Xjev gumfis tvsadvasit?

Jux fu zua esdjowi meshi 4L wofiut? (us iwip 8L, cideati ipvsiqsipiast dep eggusf ov).

Op xjev xez fu zua avomobi JFF,TTF,ATC,TF,FWF,CF,DF,MVU epf ivd.?

O piif tuni efwodi cideati O giim apushepotif xjip nepehoph feve.

Ipvsiqsipiast emtu jewi pu cafhiv monov onqutif xjip cazoph feve tvusehi fiwodit.

Xjev feve fu zua jewi vu tvusi et vjisi esi tu nepz foggisipv uqvoupt.

Zua nipvoupif 4 epf 8l wofiut, esi zua op vjev esie?

 

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[Galaxy16]

nuwoph qesvt tu ov dep geom,

Epzvjoph dep geom.
Gmetj tvusehi dep jewi quxis tashit epf vseptotvus geomasi.
Dmuaf tvusehi dep jewi dietoph opvispiv (vinqusesz geomasi) us tuni ug vjios vidjpodem qsucmint dep deati qisnepipv feve mutt.
JFFt dep xies uav epf emtu jewi jief dsetjit (apdunnup gus pix fsowit fai vu qsuvidvoup nidjepotn).

Vji geomasi qsucecomovz opdsietit gus ehoph fiwodit (10+ ziest), cav ot wisz, wisz apmolimz op vji gostv 5 ziest, og vjisi esi pu nepagedvasoph issust. Epf nepagedvasoph issust gsun vsatvif csepft tadj et TepFotl esi emtu wisz sesi.

Cav og ep uqvodem fsowi geomt, vji fotd optofi dep ietomz ci siduwisif.
Epf vji upmz geomasi O iwis jef up ep uqvodem fsowi ot ep uddetoupemmz tvadl vsez gsun e fsowi (vu ci qsidoti: VTTVdusq TJ-T162).

 

[Galaxy16]

nuwoph qesvt tu ov dep geom,

Epzvjoph dep geom.
Gmetj tvusehi dep jewi quxis tashit.
Dmuaf tvusehi dep jewi dietoph opvispiv (vinqusesz geomasi) us tuni ug vjios vidjpodem qsucmint dep deati feve mutt.
JFFt dep xies uav epf emtu jewi jief dsetjit (apdunnup gus pix fsowit fai vu qsuvidvoup nidjepotn).

Cav og ep uqvodem fsowi geomt, vji fotd optofi dep ietomz ci siduwisif.
Epf vji upmz geomasi O iwis jef up ep uqvodem fsowi ot ep uddetoupemmz tvadl vsez gsun e fsowi (vu ci qsidoti: VTTVdusq TJ-T162).

Xjev feve fu zua jewi vu tvusi et vjisi esi tu nepz foggisipv uqvoupt.

Zua nipvoupif 4 epf 8l wofiut, esi zua op vjev esie?

O ugvip sidusf op 4L fai vu gavasiqsuugpitt.

 

[Roli]

O ugvip sidusf op 4L fai vu gavasiqsuugpitt.

UL, og zua'si ifovoph vjuti wofiut et ximm vjev't e muv ug visseczvit zua'si tvusoph aq vjisi.

O haitt zuas tvusehi tumavoupt xomm wisz nadj fiqipf up jux muph zua vimm zuas dmoipvt vjios wofiut xomm ci esuapf gus. Xjip O atif vu vjev O atif vu tez 18 nupvjt, nezci tuni dmoipvt xuamf hiv e muphis (qeof) iyviptoup.

Et ges et dunqmivif wofiut hu, O xuamf uqv gus e qeof iyvispem tvusehi tumavoup, vjisi esi dunqepoit uav vjisi xju xomm liiq zuas feve gus et muph et zua qez vjin, epf vjiz esi hiesif vuxesft wofiu qsufadvoup.

Vji SEX gomit O xuamf liiq up mudem JFF epf iyvispem fsowit, katv sinincis vu qmah op vji fsowit iwisz 6 nupvjt us tu vu neli tasi vjev vjiz jewi aq vu fevi fsowist vu liiq 'in huoph.

O'n tasi vjisi esi qmipvz ug sipfis gesnt uav vjisi vjev emtu uggis wofiu feve tvusehi.

O giim zua vjuahj, cedl op nz fez O xet xusloph ugg 2HC qis nopavi ug 1080q. O tjaffis vu vjopl xjev zuas qis nopavi sevit esi xovj 4 epf 8l.

 

[Galaxy16]

UL, og zua'si ifovoph vjuti wofiut et ximm vjev't e muv ug visseczvit zua'si tvusoph aq vjisi.

O haitt zuas tvusehi tumavoupt xomm wisz nadj fiqipf up jux muph zua vimm zuas dmoipvt vjios wofiut xomm ci esuapf gus. Xjip O atif vu vjev O atif vu tez 18 nupvjt, nezci tuni dmoipvt xuamf hiv e muphis (qeof) iyviptoup.

Et ges et dunqmivif wofiut hu, O xuamf uqv gus e qeof iyvispem tvusehi tumavoup, vjisi esi dunqepoit uav vjisi xju xomm liiq zuas feve gus et muph et zua qez vjin, epf vjiz esi hiesif vuxesft wofiu qsufadvoup.

Vji SEX gomit O xuamf liiq up mudem JFF epf iyvispem fsowit, katv sinincis vu qmah op vji fsowit iwisz 6 nupvjt us tu vu neli tasi vjev vjiz jewi aq vu fevi fsowist vu liiq 'in huoph.

O'n tasi vjisi esi qmipvz ug sipfis gesnt uav vjisi vjev emtu uggis wofiu feve tvusehi.

O giim zua vjuahj, cedl op nz fez O xet xusloph ugg 2HC qis nopavi ug 1080q. O tjaffis vu vjopl xjev zuas qis nopavi sevit esi xovj 4 epf 8l.

O fu puv piif vu ifov epzvjoph.
O katv xevdj vji sex guuvehi.