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Tetrachloride

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6. I presume humidity and heat are culprits.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 02:05 PM

Mar 2022

Lets see what others say.

Write down your passwords and put in a laminated sheet of paper. Bury that paper.

Risky, i know.

Encryption of key stuff such as names of ex girlfriends / boyfriends and their passwords is recommended

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Halp! - re: Cloud, disc, thumb drives, cyber threat [View all] UTUSN Mar 2022 OP

the very large banks have backups in deep mines in places like Missouri. Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #1

? - "triple set of discs" - "long term storage" - How does disc deterioration fit here? UTUSN Mar 2022 #3

I presume humidity and heat are culprits. Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #6

The difference between a pressed disc and a burnable one is... canuckledragger Mar 2022 #10

I back up my business database, about 25 gigs developed over 22 years to 2 thumbdrives. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2022 #2

Thanks. UTUSN Mar 2022 #4

Hard to say exactly how long data on a flash drive will last, but a reasonable estimate is 10 years. PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #5

I would think Turbineguy Mar 2022 #7

My recommendation. YMMV usonian Mar 2022 #8

that sounds kind of low for a lot of photos Kali Mar 2022 #9