ylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoDVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes: How long does physical media last?qz.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes: How long does physical media last?qz.comylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI always bought the cheapest discs for backing up my media and out of maybe 1000 disks, checked last year, only 15 or so were either partly or completely unreadable
minus-squarepedroapero@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSame for me; pretty much all my CD-R are blank now; despite being stored properly 15 years ago.
I always bought the cheapest discs for backing up my media and out of maybe 1000 disks, checked last year, only 15 or so were either partly or completely unreadable
Same for me; pretty much all my CD-R are blank now; despite being stored properly 15 years ago.