Re: CD-R lifetimes (again)

["Jim Morgan" <>]

I wish I knew how long those suckers would last.

Steve - I use TDK blanks and make two copies of all backups with one copy
stored at a separate location. I would be cautious of using any off brand
cdr's.

As I understand it the failure occurs due to a physical deterioration of the
reflective backing. So lower temperatures and non polluted air would
probably extend the life.

I plan to occasionally check my oldest cd's and make new copies if problems
show up. Hopefully I won't loose to much data.

My first backups were made in Sep 2000 and they still read ok. But that is a
little less than four years so who knows?

Jim
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