How long can DVD+R endure?

[CompTIA_Rep]

NO, there is more to it then luck. read my post and you will find out which materials to use when writting to DVDs.

As for Holden McGroin
"Do they show 300 years worth of scratches, too?"

The number of scratches is not directly related to the lenght of time you own the disk. If you cant keep from scratching the disk, repetitivly, untill it breaks, then you should just get the 1c disks and dont worry about it.

But you tell me, what is 300 years worth of scratches? According to whom? Is there a scratch vs time formula you are using? Does it look like this?

T/D = S where S = the number of scratches developed over the first second of ownership.

For you, lets say S = 5 (which means u scratched the disk 5 times in the first second you opend the disk).

1/D = 5. D (damage), = 1/5 or 20% damage to the disk. Congradulations, you have destroyed 20% of the DVD the first second of ownership.

 

[mazedws]

Mm
For a long time we got a false image that the DVDR is very weak.
but i doubt it .
even not a TDK superdisc(anounced to be safe within 100 years),it can endure a long time ?
what caused dye deteroprates besides the X-ray?

 

[djgandy]

I cannot recommend a Verbatim disc, I have one myself, it's crappy. I would recommend some TDK or Pioneer discs. I have some TDK CD-R discs, and they work very well indeed.

TDK indeed.
I have old TDK discs that work. They are at least 5 years old too.

 

[Sagekilla]

To OP: a simple solution is to buy two external 300 GB drives, copy the data to both and whenever you add/remove new files, swap the two. Keep the spare in a safe place. I can almost guarantee you that the spare external drive will last longer then a DVD. Plus, they don't take up as much (physical) space as ~40 DVDs of data.

Off course, you don't have to resort to this. It's just a sure fire way to protect the data. I have an old (4-5 years?) drive that's performing the same as it was when I first got it. Plus, if the data on one of the drives ever becomes corrupt, you can simply pop in the backup and copy it over to a new one.

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

really? You didnt read my post then? I dont think you will be around to find out if your hard drive lasts longer the 200 years. (if you use the DVDrs correctly.


2 hard drives works ... but remember, one burglery, fire, .... willl destroy everything anyways...

 

[djgandy]

Think this is going a bit over top. I mean the world could explode and then what would we do?

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

right..... cause buildings never burn down... and nobody robs stuff.


Good LUck.

 

[djgandy]

If my house burnt down, the last thing i'd care about is some videos i got from the internet.

 

[mazedws]

for me
The last thing i consider is my text book ^_^

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

If my house burnt down, the last thing i'd care about is some videos i got from the internet.

Probly not, but why not protect that too?