2021 backup Questine?

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    Bluray likely won't last past 5 years if anything like writable DVDs. They use an ink layer to encode data and it degrades pretty quickly. Also not that cheap per GB.

    Ssds rely on static charge and dissipate within a year or so if not connected to power. Not cheap per GB.

    Best option is old-school spinning magnetic HD or better yet tape (expensive to get into).

    Find a good deal on a large external drive. Maye 6tb+ to give you room to grow, then buy two. Copy everything to both drives to create a mirrored pair. Ideally you have 3 copies. One on desktop, one on external, on site, one on external, off-site (safe deposit box?). Don't rely on raid or a NAS. The controller board can fail and leave you pouched. Better to just do nothing fancy mirror pairs.

    You'll need some software to synchronize data. I like MS synctoy, but there might be a better option these days to track changes and promote edits to your destination drive.

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    • lol my 23 years old cds are still working... so do the 1st gen Bluray discs i have...+ have an RW what was bought in 2017 and i'm still writing out things on itsted
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    • 23yo _burned_ CDs? You are braver than I!
      I think all mine have died of bitrot. Probably has a lot to do with the environment they are stored in.      monNom
    • Nothing special, they are all stored in their own case. I had around ~500 movie dvd-s in 2 250pc cases what i was collecting since dvd writers are available.sted
    • Gave those away 3 years ago, so idk if they're still playable. And yeah the first CD I burned back in 1997 still works.sted
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