Thread: I have Hard Drive extensions going down on me like flies. What can be done?
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Old 08-24-2010, 05:43 AM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by erooup View Post
DVD's and CD's dont last forever. The data will not be readable forever.

Get a tape station (new or used)
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storag...try/index.html

Your data will be safe.
I've thought about this, having a bunch of cds/dvds of pictures taken over the years. If i want to keep them for the rest of my life I wouldn't want to check them one day 15 years from now and find none of them work.
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