Backing up whole computer
I know, I know....I should have been doing this all along but never have partly due to fear and this question... So when I back up the total computer to CDs (I don't have an extra modem & am not ge...
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1492 wrote:The discs used for archival storage are different. From Wiki:
But if Bluray/DVD were that volatile a medium, then museums would not archive using them.
...it is believed that the life of an archival-quality CD-R or DVD-R can be as long as 100 years, compared to the typical five to ten years for non-archival quality optical discs.
They run $2-$5 each, compared to 25 cents apiece for standard DVD-Rs in a hundred pack. Note too, that they say "it is believed" because they really don't know. But yeah, you can do it, just not with the typical cheap DVD-Rs you buy in a hundred pack.
