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| May 14, 2023 at 0:58 | comment | added | Peter Barton | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot - if you haven't played them in 5 years and they are your only copy, I'd be checking on them and making another copy, if the data is important to you. Like I said, I've had discs degrade like this inside of a year, sitting around not otherwise being used. | |
| May 13, 2023 at 4:17 | comment | added | user610620 | by damaged/degraded, I do not mean physical damage. A DVD-RW with absolutely no physical damage, never played for 5 years, sealed in disc container, super mint condition. Still it can result in data loss? | |
| May 12, 2023 at 4:34 | comment | added | Peter Barton | Once damaged/degraded, any data on the damaged portion of the disc is gone. There are methods to recover the still readable portions of the disc, see superuser.com/questions/508679/… for options, but that's the best you would be able to do. | |
| May 11, 2023 at 21:37 | comment | added | user610620 | Is data recovery possible for DVD-RWs like corrupted USB flash drives? | |
| May 10, 2023 at 23:47 | comment | added | Peter Barton | Unfortunately NOT. Writeable media depends on the quality of the media, I've had CDs burned 30 years ago that still read, I've had others fail within 12 months (different brands). These days I trust the NAS more than anything, because of the disk redundancy within the unit, and because I cycle the disks before failure regardless - HDDs generally last 5 years safely, and I don't keep any older than that. My most valuable data also sits in the cloud, but remember companies make mistakes or go bust, so don't make that your only copy either. | |
| May 10, 2023 at 18:32 | vote | accept | user610620 | ||
| May 10, 2023 at 18:31 | comment | added | user610620 | Actually have some footage on DVD-RWs that haven't played in 5 years. Are DVD-RWs safe for long-term storage? | |
| May 5, 2023 at 8:34 | history | answered | Peter Barton | CC BY-SA 4.0 |