@ylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months agoDVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes: How long does physical media last?qz.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkDVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes: How long does physical media last?qz.com@ylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square@Valmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•8 months agoIn my opinion it’s wildly dependent on the quality of the media. Crappy writeable CDs that didn’t last a month, to verbatim CDs that are still running 20 years later. Hard drives, chep equals a year or three, all my WD black still works and the oldest is from 2013. Some luck I guess too ofc :-)
minus-square@thawed_caveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-28 months agoI’m currently using a 2008 hard drive and i really hope it has some life left in it because i haven’t backed up the contents yet
minus-square@Valmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•8 months agoYeah but you’re a caveman so that’s the reason.
In my opinion it’s wildly dependent on the quality of the media.
Crappy writeable CDs that didn’t last a month, to verbatim CDs that are still running 20 years later.
Hard drives, chep equals a year or three, all my WD black still works and the oldest is from 2013.
Some luck I guess too ofc :-)
I’m currently using a 2008 hard drive and i really hope it has some life left in it because i haven’t backed up the contents yet
Yeah but you’re a caveman so that’s the reason.