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What do you think it's the best way to store a file? DVD, CD, pen drive...? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/pillow_talk@lemmy.world

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All I know is that memory cards are, for sure, the worst. They always burn/corrupt files so easy.

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[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Shout the information into a canyon, the information is stored for however long it takes for the echoes to ebb out

I believe CD/DVD is supposed to last for a long time since the information is stored as a physical feature, and it has a lot of redundancy built in

flash and magnetic storage fades and can more easily get corrupted or damaged

Etching the information into glass slides gives you something that will probably outlive the human species

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

I'm kind of shilling in this thread, but M-discs are much better than standard discs - they're ceramic and physically etched. They have theoretical lifespans over 100 years. It's close to the glass slides you mentioned, although probably not as durable.