I apologize if this isn’t the correct place to ask this. If not, just point me to the right place, please.

As per the title, I am looking into backing up files - pictures, movies, music, some documents - locally but with little to mo need of having the backup medium hot. I already have a few HDDs lying around but it reaches a point where is becomes bulky and takes up considerable space.

I’ve been thinking of memory cards because they are reasonably affordable and can be stored away easily. But how reliable are those?

I intend to make/save several backup copies.

  • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
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    6 hours ago

    M-Disc format is probably the best form of archiving data long term. But the discs are not cheap and you need a “burner” for it too (and a reader everywhere you want to read it) Edit: Correction, these discs should be readable by normal DVD and BlueRay players, but not all. There are DVDs and BlueRay discs with this format. If price is not the biggest issue and if you don’t want to archive often terabytes of data, this could be a solution to long term archival of important data.

    A quick look in Amazon (Germany) the cheapest option has a 6 x BlueRay spindle with each 100gb for about 54 Euros (at a discount). Just to give an idea; usually this stuff is more expensive.

    • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Hasn’t there been an allegedly scandal with one of the m disc sellers offering cheaper made products shortening the life span of the data?

      • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
        1·
        4 hours ago

        I think it was Verbatim, but I’m not sure. Yes there was a “scandal” or “drama”. I don’t know the details. But just because one company decided to go that route does not mean the entire format is bad. There are other companies too.