BD-R for long term archival storage

1. 2018-11-12 at 11:28 AM UTC

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   PrettyHateMachine African Astronaut
   Is it reliable?
   How long will a bd-r last if I take good care of them and keep them in optimal conditions?
2. 2018-11-12 at 11:38 AM UTC

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   OG_GREENPLASTIC_JOHNSON_III African Astronaut
3. 2018-11-12 at 11:56 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   10 years advertised I think
4. 2018-11-12 at 11:59 AM UTC

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   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
   10 years was dvd, panasonic claims over 50
   
   http://www.disc-group.com/technology/blu-ray-technology/
5. 2018-11-28 at 1:23 AM UTC

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   Grimace motherfucker [my enumerable hindi guideword]
   That raises a interesting question. Will people still hold on to their BD-ROM drives in order to retrieve the data they stored 50+ years prior?
   
   I mean, if that's the medium you chose, it would be smart to store it with a portable drive as well which would likely be USB interface. Who's to say USB would even be in use 50+ years into the future.
   
   Better store your BD-R with a laptop that has a drive capable of reading it, then. Probably with a solid state drive in it also so you don't have the hassle of having a dead HDD when you have to boot the laptop 50 years from now.