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How has it taken this long?(www.bbc.co.uk)

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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It is true. I said can retain data indefinitely, not will retain data forever.

(And in any case, being pedantic here misses the point.)

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All indefinitely means is “not certain”. So it could mean a week… Or a century.

These disks are pretty well understood. You should be good for a decade. At about 12-13 years it’s risky and anything after 15… If it’s still working, count yourself lucky.

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