Sujet : Re: Alternative to Optical Storage????
De : nospam (at) *nospam* example.net (D)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.advocacyDate : 28. Sep 2024, 00:13:51
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2024, Nux Vomica wrote:
It seems that a lot of users are, irrationally, opposed to the
use of optical media for long-term archival storage.
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What, then, are some alternatives for the general user who does
not command the BIG $BUCKS necessary for enterprise grade solutions.
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Tape? Not likely.
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Note that magnetic (HDD) or IC NAND (SSD) devices are not to be
considered long-term storage. Consumer SSDs are especially not
long term.
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Optical media is still by far the best in terms of cost/benefit
for the general user.
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I have hundreds of optical disks that I have produced over the
past years, all with GNU/Linux, and they will last me until the
end of my time.
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Do you do restore tests regularly? If not, it could be that you might not have as many backups as you might think. =/