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micksmelanie:
How to properly conserve electronic devices and DVD discs to preserve them in the long term storage keep them well maintained
Bassman59:

--- Quote from: micksmelanie on June 27, 2020, 09:41:17 pm ---How to properly conserve electronic devices and DVD discs to preserve them in the long term storage keep them well maintained

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Encase them in amber.
David Hess:
Store in a cool and dry place.
Halcyon:
Burnt optical media isn't designed for long term storage (CD's, DVD's and Blurays) aren't designed for long term storage. Even the high quality discs don't last very long. In my experience, within about 10 years, even if you store them in an air-conditioned environment, disc rot starts to set in. We have archives at work going back to about 2006-2008 which are completely unreadable.

You can get "archival quality" discs, but be prepared to pay through the nose for them.
james_s:
I have some CD-Rs from nearly 20 years ago that are still fine although I've had some others fail.

For storing electronics remove the batteries and store them in a cool dry location. For data the most foolproof solution is to have multiple copies and copy the data to new media every 5-10 years, storing it in a cool, dry and dark location.
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