Dark_Legacy
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2006
- Messages
- 251
Hey fellow [H]'ers.
I've been slowly expanding my collection of data collected over the years - gamesaves, documents, photos, videos, etc; and it's come to my attention that I've got no real long-term storage for most of this data.
Granted, most of the 3TB collection of it is hosted on an almost consistently-powered on box (my primary, backed by a UPS), but I don't know how long the hard drives are really going to last. I've heard that over time, drives demagnetize, the drive heads lose their lubrication and the drives won't spin. Basically, as per law of Entropy.
However, what would you fellow [H]ardware Enthusiasts suggest for a LONG TERM storage solution - e.g, 10/20 years, so I can show some of these things to my kids?
Note: Capacity of Backup - Minimum 3 TB.
I've been slowly expanding my collection of data collected over the years - gamesaves, documents, photos, videos, etc; and it's come to my attention that I've got no real long-term storage for most of this data.
Granted, most of the 3TB collection of it is hosted on an almost consistently-powered on box (my primary, backed by a UPS), but I don't know how long the hard drives are really going to last. I've heard that over time, drives demagnetize, the drive heads lose their lubrication and the drives won't spin. Basically, as per law of Entropy.
However, what would you fellow [H]ardware Enthusiasts suggest for a LONG TERM storage solution - e.g, 10/20 years, so I can show some of these things to my kids?
Note: Capacity of Backup - Minimum 3 TB.