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Originally Posted by piperclassique
See, now I have learned something from this discussion! My day has not been wasted.
Could anyone let me know if my zip drive discs are likely to last longer, if so I will start using them again.
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In my experience, no. They are subject to catastrophic failure and I've had several quit working over the years. Same as CDs, but I often made two copies on CD and kept them in separate locations (plus a backup on hard drive and the original on a different drive).
I may even have a stack of them unopened in the basement (and a couple of drives), if anyone is interested (I started needing larger capacity and they sat on the supply shelf). Other than such small stashes, I don't think you can get new ones anymore.