[ale] Cd-r life

[Michael Trausch]

Better safe than sorry. I reburn all critical backups after between 18 and
24 months.

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.

On Oct 2, 2010 9:20 AM, "Geoffrey Myers" <lists at serioustechnology.com>
wrote:
> 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?
>
> --
> Later, Geoffrey
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