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What are the most reliable long-term storage media?
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M-discs are up there but not quiet.
A certain kind of magnetic tape lasts up to 30 years.
Enterprise hardware mind you. I´ve seen one from Toshiba in action.
So
1.: Magnetic tape
2.: M-disc
3.: ought to be SDDs
A certain kind of magnetic tape lasts up to 30 years.
Enterprise hardware mind you. I´ve seen one from Toshiba in action.
So
1.: Magnetic tape
2.: M-disc
3.: ought to be SDDs
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I have 4 units of 2.5" HDD + USB3.0 enclosure case with the same files, once a year I power these drives HDDs are media that data gets corrupted easily even during storage? Is it necessary to run a corruption test at least once a year? Which test is fast, efficient, doesn't heat up and stress...
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