<p>Better safe than sorry. I reburn all critical backups after between 18 and 24 months.</p>
<p>Some discs, the dye will begin to disintegrate, or at least used to. I don't trust the things for more than 24 months, period.</p>
<p>On Oct 2, 2010 9:20 AM, "Geoffrey Myers" <<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> I was under the impression that CD-Rs last a decade or more. Spotted a post on /. saying that recordings as late as 2008 are at risk. Anyone have links to real scientific data on this issue?<br>
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