My anecdotal evidence seems like DVDs and Blu Rays are better, because they were designed for data storage from the beginning, unlike CDs. Take this with a grain of salt.

Dec 13, 2020 · I wouldn't go with writable optical media for long term storage. They don't usually last much longer than several years, up to a single decade maybe, depending on storage …

I recommend that anyone considering Blu-Rays for long term storage have a look at the paper "Blu-Ray Media Stability and Suitability for Long-Term Storage" by Joe Iraci.

Feb 14, 2023 · Practical to use BluRay for data storage? In years past, I stored computer files on DVDs to avoid the massive losses of a hard-drive crash. But instead of formatting them for …

Jan 25, 2021 · I got really mad at Blu-Ray discs that decided not to burn them again. Several years later, because of my bad experience with a cloud storage provider, I switched to G …

Mar 31, 2024 · The bulk of my backups are cold storage HHDs that are smaller side. 2-8TB, in 12 drive RAIDz2 pools, so I can lose 2 drives from a backup pool before data is lost. Some info …

Best? Tape is almost certainly best for archival storage. Tape is less than ideal if you want to watch the data, but blu-ray might be enough. Can it work? As you might have noticed, even …

Jun 26, 2023 · For me hard drives are still the best option for my primary, local backup, and remote backup. I don't care about cold storage as I generate and verify checksums of all 3 …

Hey all, updating my 3-2-1 system to have a 3rd component, thinking about using rewritable blu-ray disks to save my stuff long term, they seem extremely cheap (like €13 for 10x25GB), only …

Nov 30, 2022 · I want to archive all of my personal data onto M-Disks (around 500gb). I want to get 5 100GB Blu-Ray M-Disks for a long-term cold storage, but I've heard in passing that …