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minus-squaremostlikelyaperson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAlso I feel like at that point you might as well go tape rather than fiddle around with 40 Blu-rays.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI mean, tapes just don’t have the same longetivity as an archive grade optical disc, but it’s probably fine for your collection of porn and pirated movies.
minus-squaremostlikelyaperson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoNot wrong, but 30 years are probably good enough for most backup cases
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoMost likely. Things like photos you want to live forever though, you never know what people will be interested in in the future.
Also I feel like at that point you might as well go tape rather than fiddle around with 40 Blu-rays.
I mean, tapes just don’t have the same longetivity as an archive grade optical disc, but it’s probably fine for your collection of porn and pirated movies.
Not wrong, but 30 years are probably good enough for most backup cases
Most likely. Things like photos you want to live forever though, you never know what people will be interested in in the future.