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duplicate optical media and periodically make a run to an offsite
storage location with the latest backup burn. Bank safety deposit
boxes are good. Get a decent sleeve to store in and use as clean
an operation as you can. Use EXPENSIVE archival media only.<br>
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The pictures that MUST survive hardware death need to be printed.
Don't waste time at the local drug store. They use the same crap
ink you get with a $50 printer. Get an EXPENSIVE Epson printer and
use only their ink - <strong></strong> Pigment-based Epson
UltraChrome K3™ with Vivid Magenta ink technology is their top of
line technology right now. $500 gets a honking capable printer.
$1200 gets a 17"x24" print capability. These pigment inks are more
long term stable than anything that's come earlier.<br>
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On 07/28/2012 01:11 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alan@alanlee.org">alan@alanlee.org</a> wrote:<br>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span>Any flash storage is bad for long term
storage. The floating gate weakens over time if not
periodically refreshed by the internal controller. And the
more program/erase cycles and to a lesser extent read cycles
on a gate, the weaker it gets with respect to power off
retention.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span>Of course all mediums cave to entropy
over time. However flash has a faster curve than most
physical mediums.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span><span>The main rule of backups though
is backup to multiple medium and routinely verify all
copies. No mechanism can survive passive maintenance.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; ">-Alan</p>
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On July 28, 2012 at 12:59 PM Andrew Wade
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:andrewiwade@gmail.com"><andrewiwade@gmail.com></a> wrote: <br>
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border-left: solid 1px blue;"> I am working on archiving
some of my pictures/videos/etc. through the years. I'm
trying to decide on what storage media would be best for
this.
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<div> The main consensus that I've seen on the internet is
that the optical disc (Dvd-DL) is still going to be the
winner. The problem is that once you get a scratch on it,
you may not be able to access that 1MB picture. I've had
this happen before. </div>
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<div> What do you all think about the following mediums for
10+ year (and the tech format itself still being around -
like zip disk, etc.) </div>
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<div> SDHC/XD Memory Cards (Fat32) </div>
<div> Optical Disk (DVD +-R, CD, DVD-DL) </div>
<div> Hard Drive (Put in storage; has to be in a filesystem
that supports >4GB for individual files) </div>
<div> USB Flash Drive(s) (Fat 32) </div>
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<div> and any others. </div>
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