Feb 14, 2023 · SSD Backup of important changing / unchanging data stored in a fireproof, waterproof safe. Items that don't change burned once a year to a Blu-ray (also stored in the same safe). For example, all of my 2022 pictures are backed up to the SSD and to the Blu-ray disc.

Mar 31, 2024 · The bulk of my backups are cold storage HHDs that are smaller side. 2-8TB, in 12 drive RAIDz2 pools, so I can lose 2 drives from a backup pool before data is lost. Some info on long term storage It is best to follow a proper backup strategy.

Jan 25, 2021 · Even if you purchase two of them and write identical copies, you’re still only looking at €186 for 4TB of storage, vs €348 (danish price) for the Blu-ray storage. As for lifespan. A regular hard drive will last you 3-5 years with daily operation.

Dec 13, 2020 · The data I have is just some random content that I might not be able to download again, so I would like to store it. Right now I have about 500 gb of data that needs storage. I will not be checking this data very often. I have a couple of queries about blu rays and figured this is the best place for answers.

I have and use Blu Ray to create long term backups and while you will get a lot of people that say otherwise, in 10 years of archiving I have had many hard disk drives fail, but no properly checked Blu Ray backups fail (and yes I do check them). In my experience, even with M Discs (I use 100GB discs), keep them at room temperature if possible.

Sep 4, 2023 · - for photos/videos (1,2tb data):-Burn it into 50GB Blu-rays, Twice! (and use different Blu-Ray Brand and storage in different location, on my brother place and give him instructions to give it to my daughter when she is 18 in 2035) -add in time capsule, with blurays an External HDD backup, very well packet.

Jun 26, 2023 · The last stats I saw indicated DVD for many titles were outselling Blu-ray because those discs work on Blu-ray players. Most folks practice their back-ups buying bigger drives and migrating their storage along one drive to the next with stops on and off the cloud depending on what phone and social network they are on.

The discs that failed overwhelmingly did so due to bad handling (scratches), rather than storage or age. CD-R were terrible for long term data storage, the data layer was very close to the label side and had almost no protection to speak of, and they still survived largely fine thanks to the approach I describe below.

Oct 18, 2022 · A hard drive for cold storage has the advantage of being cheap, dense (In terms of square inches per GB) and fast to write and read. But those are the only advantages. For everything else, namely durability and being WORM, BluRay wins. It's really down to how important the data is, how much you have to store, and how much you're willing to pay.

Dec 3, 2022 · If you're on a budget, Blu-Ray is def not the cheapest on a per/GB basis at all. Blu-Ray is not nearly as dense, you'll need more physical storage space (Like, shelves, literally). My Blu-Ray cold storage archive discs can fit about 25TB in the 13"x13"x13" space of the shelf on an Ikea Kallax. That includes discs, slim cases, and four cardboard ...