26 Aug
2020
26 Aug
'20
11:23 p.m.
Russell Coker via luv-main wrote:
Having things on external disks is safe against some problems. But if you have a disk just sitting around for long periods of time problems can occur. You need to verify the storage before it rots.
A much underestimated problem I believe, with ' half lives of data on 'shelved' mediums uncomfortably short; my impression (no link !) -SSD's noticeable decay after three years -HDD noticeable decay after five years --DVD home burnt noticeable decay after five years -DVD factory burnt noticeable decay after 10 years -M-disk noticeable decay after 25 years regards Rohan McLeod