Saving a library of random images, audio files, and video files containing mostly knowledge and wisdom of humanity. What would be the longest lasting form of reasonably priced digital storage? Id likely keep the storage device in a small air tight safe when not in use.
>digitalNo one will be able to read it.
>>108803777Get some archival quality DVDs. Verbatim sells them. Otherwise just go for HDD.Though I recommend converting everything to binaries and carve them on stone slabs. Egyptian-grade archive can last thousands of years.
>>108803777I'm afraid the best option is analog conversion to stone
>>108803777m-disc old stockdon't go with verbatim new stock "m-disc", they bought the name but didn't keep the quality
>>108803929>stonemetal
>>108803777>3. create ways to think without thinking
>>108803970Metal rusts or gets scrapped, big fancy rocks get left alone unless someone really needs stone
"Saving once and forgetting it" is the dumbest strategy for long-term data preservation. Keep data "semi‑alive" by maintaining multiple copies: cold storage (e.g., M‑DISC Blu‑rays and archival HDDs in protective cases) and online copies (for example, RAID‑1 mirrored disks on a server or desktop). Use different storage media in multiple and different locations, ideally with trustworthy people, relatives, or organizations besides yourself, and check integrity regularly, at least one copy every ~6 months and all copies every 2 or 3 years. Add PAR2 parity files alongside your data to protect against bit-rot and corruption, they’re well proven and extremely reliable. Finally, let your "data preservation stack" evolve instead of locking it into a single setup, you don’t know what storage technologies will exist in 10, 50 or 100 years (DNA storage, laser carved diamond disks, who knows??). Spread backups across many storage types, and be willing to adopt novel media as they emerge while keeping multiple existing methods and regular checks. The point is to diversify defenses so long term preservation risks aren’t concentrated in a single copy (that might be lost/destroyed) or medium (that might become obsolete).Check PAR2 files, a.k.a "Parchive":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parchivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TsExiAsCXA
