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Author: Didier Kryn
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] SSD Lifetime?
Le 06/12/2023 à 12:53, Antony Stone a écrit :
> On Wednesday 06 December 2023 at 12:44:44, Didier Kryn wrote:
>
>> I believe the most reliable long term archive is a spinning disk you put
>> on a shelf and you read very rarely.
> I'm assuming you mean not spinning at the time, in which case I think two
> disks are essential, with regular (eg: annual) checks that they do actually
> spin when you want them to.
>
> I've certainly had example of disks in machines which I've then stopped using,
> and maybe 3 years later decided to archive the contents of the drives, only to
> find that they won't even start.
>

    Then you're right, better two disks and a yearly check. Otherwise
we're left with paper print. For binary data, maybe printed RC codes...