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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 hours agoOptical media is not long term. Hurry up to backup your DVD videos and games, before you can’t anymore.
minus-square@daggermoonlinkEnglish5•11 hours agoRecordable media isn’t. Factory pressed media if stored correctly should outlast the person who bought it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-211 hours agoShould. Real is about 20 years even for big libraries. I’ve seen bad DVD (plastic gone dull) in the library of ETHZ.
Optical media is not long term. Hurry up to backup your DVD videos and games, before you can’t anymore.
Recordable media isn’t. Factory pressed media if stored correctly should outlast the person who bought it.
Should. Real is about 20 years even for big libraries. I’ve seen bad DVD (plastic gone dull) in the library of ETHZ.