Re: Back-up/Archive of Digital Photographs...Suggestions?

Peter wrote:
>> I write mine to CD - not sure where you get 2 - 5 years from - my research
>> suggests quality brands are rated somewhere in the region of 75 years (if
>> cared for properly), with a new range rated at 300 years.
>
> Really? I'd seriously doubt these figures. No CD-R has lasted more than
> couple of years on me.

While I might question a 300-year permanence for current CD-R media,
I do have more than a few CD-Rs here that I wrote 5+ years ago, and
read without detectable error. Sounds like you might be getting
especially poor permanence - how are you storing your CD-Rs?

Dana
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