I just need to preserve some old data that I have on my computers, so I was wondering what would be the best way to archive stuff long term.

Blu-ray disks ? Multiple HDDs ? What do you guys suggest ?

  • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.de
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    8 months ago

    So instead of “fucking around” with putting it on a long lasting storage device to keep in a wardrobe, he should give up control of the data, hand it to a company and risk forgetting to inform them about an adress change, so everything is lost, when the bills arent paid?

    How is that more secure?

    • nottelling@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Guess it depends on how much you trust that Amazon is going to steal your data instead of doing the thing you’re paying them for, vs a house fire or media failure or whatever.

      There’s also pretty clear rules about unpaid bills, the data doesn’t just vaporize.

      This is what we call a “risk assessment”, and imo if I must have that data available long-term, then a single copy on DVDs in a closet isn’t good enough.