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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

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Best longterm solution? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Good day folks.

I am seeking to take my PC to repairs recently, but I wish to move about 1TB worth of data.

And some of it, well honestly- most of it I’d like to archive. Perhaps I’d find it useful in the future, like videos I made, as well music, etc.

I’m the kind who finds it difficult to part with old data, and I like to revisit the past.

What do you think is the best way to archive about 1TB worth of data, and hopefully have it last for years to come?

I hear that external Harddrives and USB sticks are not made to last, and I did hear about M-Disc.

But is there perhaps a better option?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The best way is to make multiple copies on multiple storage mediums and regularly check for any data degradation. There is no one single format that will last long term. Everything has a chance of failure for an infinite number of reasons.

You only need to store one TB, just buy a pair of 2TB hard drives, check the data yearly, and then whenever the warranty expires buy some new drives and copy the data over. That's about as simple and safe as it'll be for you.