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What DVD format is best for archiving purposes?

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SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Peale on February 16, 2008, 06:50:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 16, 2008, 01:17:00 pm ---
A hard drive may not be all that more reliable in the long run.
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That's why I'm suggesting several smaller drives with redundant backups.

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Different brands and/or batches while you're at it.

As for DVD's, is DVD Identifier still the usual tool of choice to identifying your discs?

patrickl:
I have to concur with Peale. Optical media are pretty unreliable. I use hardisks in trays that swap out. Now and then I even replace my off site copy so i'm protected in case of fire or burglary.

I do make backups on DVD's now and then too (and CD's before), but sometimes they become unreadable pretty quickly.

shmokes:
Have you considered an online storage option?  Get with reputable company and you know that your data will be off-site, with multiple levels of failsafes built-in.  I don't know what something like that costs, but considering the amount of space you get with a free Gmail account, I can't imagine online storage can be too terribly expensive.  It would also give you the side-benefit of having access to that information no matter where you were.

patrickl:
Yes, on-line storage is a good idea too. Especially for stuff that doesn't change that often.

If you need to backup a lot every time then it might be a problem since uploading files can be quite slow and there might be a traffic limit on your internet connection.

Dexter:
I built a PC for my dad at christmas wit a raid 1 setup. A good solution for redundancy if one drive fails, improves performance too.

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