Hard drives are a horrible medium. One drop and all your data is gone 😉. Discs are actually superior for data longevity if youre really hardcore. I dont use them for that myself.
And if they get scratched you resurface. Some of y’all didnt grow up with discs or didnt take care of them. Unless you mean the top film, which is valid, but ive never once had that issue. Unless youre knifing the tops of your discs
In handling thousands of CDs in my life I never once have scratched the top. Are you offroading a dirtbike while jamming to limp bizkit on your portacd or what?!
I did specify the film when I talked about scratches. I grew up with CDs and had plenty that were ruined by a scratch on the film, often from being dropped while in a CD player or accidentally left out.
Optical discs are not a superior form for long term storage by any stretch of the imagination. Most consumer CDs only last 5-20 years. The film can start delaminating if they’re not stored in ideal conditions.
I have CDs that are 30-40 years old and play just fine. CD-Rs may have more issues (though all my 20-year old burned discs still play), but commercial discs can last a long time if you keep them in a case of some kind and don’t leave them in humid conditions. They probably won’t last centuries, but I expect most of my CDs will probably outlive me.
Hard drives are a horrible medium. One drop and all your data is gone 😉. Discs are actually superior for data longevity if youre really hardcore. I dont use them for that myself.
And if they get scratched you resurface. Some of y’all didnt grow up with discs or didnt take care of them. Unless you mean the top film, which is valid, but ive never once had that issue. Unless youre knifing the tops of your discs
If you scratch the topside you’re done
In handling thousands of CDs in my life I never once have scratched the top. Are you offroading a dirtbike while jamming to limp bizkit on your portacd or what?!
I did specify the film when I talked about scratches. I grew up with CDs and had plenty that were ruined by a scratch on the film, often from being dropped while in a CD player or accidentally left out.
Optical discs are not a superior form for long term storage by any stretch of the imagination. Most consumer CDs only last 5-20 years. The film can start delaminating if they’re not stored in ideal conditions.
I have CDs that are 30-40 years old and play just fine. CD-Rs may have more issues (though all my 20-year old burned discs still play), but commercial discs can last a long time if you keep them in a case of some kind and don’t leave them in humid conditions. They probably won’t last centuries, but I expect most of my CDs will probably outlive me.