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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Or about 5 1/2 bucks worth of DVD-Rs. (Assuming that you fit 4 GB on each disc and you buy them at the very easy to find rate of 15 cents per disc.)
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The only problem with burned disks is they deteriorate over time (burned disks are different from the commercially stamped disks used for music and movies). The cheaper the disk, the sooner they are likely to fail. They were handy for short term use and are still useful when inexpensive disposable media is wanted for transferring files but they are a poor choice for long term storage. Camera cards would be better for long term storage unless storing large amounts. Then SSDs would be better. HDDs pull a close second for large storage but are far more economical.
No matter the choice of media, multiple back ups (minimum one local and one off site) are essential in case damage or theft occurs to any of the back ups.