ilkolad 9 Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I'd be interested to know how others store their digital pictures, as a heck of a lot of my cd's that contain data etc that I have copied within the last couple of years or so are failing to retain their data. combine this with hard drive failures and I have lost literally hundreds of irreplaceble images. I do print out some, but to print out all would be cost prohibitive and time consuming. nowadays I make at least half a dozen cd backups, and also store them online, but this still isn't guaranteed. how are they going to stand the test of time - what's the answer ? ilko.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Dunno what the answer is Ilko t'old lad....What with CD "rot" and now word reaching us that DVD's are prone to the same problems, haven't got a clue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barnze 27 Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 photobox I use this.. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 You say the CD's & DVD's are deteriorating, isn't that due partly to the quality of the discs in the first place? I thought the better quality of disc the better quality film they use on the disc, hence longer life? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 No Cali, apparently the earlier CD's had a problem with the "base" material reacting with the aluminium, thats all those made during the mid eighties. Then they said all those made after a certain date were going to last forever....WRONG!! Now we are hearing reports of CD "rot" and DVD's doing the same! Basically it's corrosion of the thin aluminium recording platter thats the problem... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 No Cali, apparently the earlier CD's had a problem with the "base" material reacting with the aluminium, thats all those made during the mid eighties. Then they said all those made after a certain date were going to last forever....WRONG!! Now we are hearing reports of CD "rot" and DVD's doing the same! Basically it's corrosion of the thin aluminium recording platter thats the problem... You did it again It's Caz here mite!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 B) As regarding your storage of images Ilko..I myself don't have that many, the only images i have stored are the ones i took of my son & daughters wedding day, and they are on CDs... Do what was suggested to me when i enquired about a bigger hard one, go for a stand alone hard drive... at least that way you can unplug it when you have finished.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ilkolad 9 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 you're probably right on that one bip.. I reckon I'm going to get an external hard drive caddy, they're only £25, and they enable the swapping of any amount of hard drives quite easily. once the photo's have been stored on the hard drive you could then put it somewhere secure.. the only question is... do unused hard drives retain their data indefinitely, or do they too suffer from deterioration.. ? ilko.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 B) Without doing a search on the internet, that i cannot answer.. B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tutanic 8 Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 External Hard Drives retain their information for a lot longer than Discs of any description. The information stored has to last at least 7years for IR usage when they use them to gather information. A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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