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Originally Posted by Hektore
Some of these...Wow. Seriously, Wow.
1 x 80gb HD
1 x 40Gb HD
2 x 2gb Thumb Drives
2 x 2gb SD
=128gb
The hard drives are in the same computer and each run a different OS (Ubuntu, XP) - I only boot one at a time. I use my burner for excess storage. As soon as I get to 5 gigs of something (mostly photos) they get burned in triplicate. One copy on the desk for use, one copy in a box under the desk for storage and one copy in a hard plastic lock box in the basement. I figure it's dark and extremely stable in terms of temp/humidity.
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I have about 1.25TB online plus several hundred GB of backup to CD and DVD. Also 32GB compact flash for my cameras.
I've kept burned CD's in boxes under my desk and out of direct light and still had them fail, especially a cheap brand I bought that started to fail almost immediately. Anything I burned about 10 years ago has a good chance of being unreadable now.
I found this media which is a little expensive but which is supposed to last for a long time if not mistreated.
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