The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kiachi13 on 2025-06-25 14:31:54.
So read the sub wiki and found nothing about M-discs (might have overseen it. Sorry in advance if i did)
As of my research so far the best option and most secure are the M-discs. I only see people going with HDD and SSD here on this sub eventhou from of my experience hdd wear out after some year and sometimes loses data and SSD the same but after loger period of time or if left unpowered for very long time (which is essential in my case now)
So my question here what is the best option to reserve memories and media for very long time?
Are tapes an option in my case?
I've already lost some precious media that were stored on old laptop so i want something that is permanent.
My decision after the research is Archgon star UHD with BD M-discs 25/50/100GB
Edit 1: budget currently with the Archgon about 300€ and space needed currently around 400gb (still need to organize them). After that about 200€ annually and the storage will be adjusted to the budget.
Edit2: the 400gb are for NOW (my current 2tb hdd is 6 years old and barely in usage so i want to save the importantstuff on it before i lose them which has happened before). This will go up by alot later.
I want offline storage so clouds are out of the question for this specific things.
I already have 6 tb storage on my pc (4 hdd and 2 or 3 ssd), 2tv external hdd, 2tb betweem phone and tablet and 512gb sd card. All regular use data are on them.
I want something that is long time storage and could be forgotten for years (10+ years wothout power possibly) without damage
Thank you in advance for help.
If I missed an important information lmk and I'll edit it.