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submitted 10 months ago by MakerThe11@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Hey guys, I just had a curiosity on the multiple ways of storaging stuff and how long would that hold, take backing it up to a newer storage after some years out of the table.

So how did this come in my mind, I was just reminiscing about how I used to play games with inserting a CD or Cartridge onto the device and how I miss that flavour.

I would like to do it again, I already like having my games dependancy free (praise mr goldmountain), and I am saving up some money to spend on hoarding possibilities. I would like to know what would have the longest storage life, would burning games into bluray discs be too unhinged or is something I am missing?

Thanks in advance in helping me out witht his brainstorm.

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[-] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago

Might be an option, but I bet these things aren't cheap.

I still backup on DVDs, make multiple copies so one doesn't go bad. In adition, I also have a storage, so I think I'm good.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago

Get Blu Ray discs from a reputable brand (Verbatim, Sony). They were designed to be a lot more resilient than DVDs. Nothing wrong with DVDs either btw, if the smaller size doesn't bother you, just make sure they're stored properly either way.

[-] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 1 points 9 months ago

BR discs are still very expensive and will most probably be for a very long time. So are the BR drives. That's why I still use DVDs.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 3 points 9 months ago

Over here a 25 GB BD-R is about 60 cents USD and a 4.7 GB DVD-R is 30 cents so it makes sense to use Blu Ray.

BR drives are more expensive than DVD drives, true, but I consider it a good investment.

[-] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 9 months ago

Here, 25GB BR is about $4. DVDs are about $0.20.

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