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Check your DVDs for disc rot — Warner Bros. says it’s replacing them (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

invest in a tape backup, tape formats like LTO will last LTO tapes are cheap and durable. Write time can be slow but reading is quick enough for what it is

sure an EMP might corrupt it but if you are that paranoid, you could use a safe for shielding