I just need to preserve some old data that I have on my computers, so I was wondering what would be the best way to archive stuff long term.

Blu-ray disks ? Multiple HDDs ? What do you guys suggest ?

  • taladar@sh.itjust.works
    41·
    8 months ago

    Generally speaking obscure formats are not great for long term storage for your chances to read it again years later.

      • taladar@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        8 months ago

        By the time blu ray started becoming popular optical media were basically dead already as a data storage medium so those aren’t particular common either.

        • Atemu@lemmy.ml
          1·
          8 months ago

          The only reason blu ray still exists is that you can’t buy (as in: own) movies in a high quality format otherwise.

          If the publishers got the sticks out of their arses and offered file downloads for purchase, I wouldn’t see a single reason to buy a physical disk other than sentimentalism.