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Video games spending by young Americans is dropping sharply, report suggests (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Hard drives are affected by bit rot even when not in use. A disk check every six months would help, but is not a guarantee against data corruption or loss. M-DISCs are physically etched, and should last around a lifetime to a thousand years, depending on who you believe. The catch would be being able to read it in the distant future (in other words, if you're using M-DISC as a backup solution, you should also have a backup disc drive).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'd need roughly 15-16 packs to do my entire archive atm, which is nearly $860.

...buuuut, I also see value in doing something like this over time. Say, I buy a pack once or twice a month, back up some data.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah. In my case, I'm mainly only doing this for irreplaceable data, such as documents and photos.