Originally Posted By: tfabris
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Her ultimate plan is to store the files on a few 8GB flash drives ... burn the files onto DVD data disks.


Anyone here know which of those two data storage methods is the most likely to last for the greatest number of years into the future?

I don't know, but I wouldn't rely on either of them. I would probably keep them on a small, cheap hard drive, and transfer them to a new one every couple years. That's at the very least.

I'm starting to like the phrase "if the file doesn't exist in two places, it doesn't exist." It's a good backup mantra.
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Matt