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Originally Posted by wankawonk
hard drives at home (even in RAID) are NOT suitable long-term storage devices
you'll get minimum 5 years before data loss, and realistically more like 10-20, but you will lose data within a couple decades. almost guaranteed.
Interestingly -- if you burn the data to write-only DVDs it will last at least 100 years on the DVDs. I believe this is the most robust long-term at-home data storage format.
that said....use amazon cold storage.
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sounds like a non-techie response. you only buy one computer or phone every 10-20 years? what happens when things break at your house? throw them in the backyard?
all equipment has to be maintained and updated. nothing lasts forever. the price of a home storage solution will be a fraction of any cloud or cold storage - and you own it.
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