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In Reply to: Re: Q for everyone - backing up your collection posted by summitgnp on October 18, 2004 at 07:05:24:
I have thought about DVDs. They are not as convenient as hard drives, but if I could be convinced they were more reliable it might be worth the effort.In terms of reliablity, I have heard about DVD rot which has gotten a lot of press lately. Apparently, this can destroy over time even commercial DVDs.
For DVD-R/RW, aren't they adversely affected by both heat and light (UV)? Of course properly stored this should not be an issue. However, CDR/DVDR makers have backed off of the lifetime archival claims of this media. I wonder why?
Then there is the issue of some DVD media not being able to be reliably read by different drives. What if your drive fails, and your next drive has problems with the media you have archived?
Lastly, I would be concerned that a scratch are two can toast your backup.
For now, I think I will stick with harddrives that are stored offline and only periodically refreshed as backups.
Lynn
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