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hudster

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« on: July 14, 2004, 07:09:23 AM »
I'm currently in the process of archiving a load of old jobs from the company server.

I'm copying each one to two tapes, and also making two CD copies, One tape goes to a storage facility, one goes home with me, We also keep one CD copy in the office, and send the other copy to our edinburgh office.

But i'm aware that CD and tape storage isn't known for it's long lifespan, some articles are now saying you can get less than a year from some CD dyes.

So what are they other options open to me?
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Mark

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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2004, 07:12:22 AM »
Well you could always store the data on another hard drive. They make some external drives now that are pretty fast.
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hudster

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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2004, 07:16:26 AM »
Thats my initial idea, but i'm trying to put together a list of options to put to the bosses.
I can get a 200 gig drive for £79 at the moment.

The hard drive option would be good, as I would be able to share it on a read only basis to let the staff still access older documents.
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2004, 07:20:08 AM »
given how prices have dropped these days. I think I'd go for the hard drive(s) option
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2004, 07:21:20 AM »
Do you run some type of server setup?
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2004, 08:16:31 AM »
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But i'm aware that CD and tape storage isn't known for it's long lifespan, some articles are now saying you can get less than a year from some CD dyes.
It is my understanding that the CD adhesive issue effects CD-RW media considerably more than it does CD-R media (depending on manufacturer).  We have some standards archives on CD-R that are over 10 years old and show no signs of degradation, wish we could say the same for tape.

Now that being said, we don't keep archives longer than contractually required, usually 5 years, so we haven't worried about degradation of media.
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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2004, 08:58:12 AM »
Form localized archives we use CD-R's but for long term stuff we have 2 removable HD's ... one here & one in a safe deposit at the bank....works good.
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2004, 03:27:37 PM »
We use CD-Rs but we have them stored in a UV, Electro Magnetic, and Fire proof safe. Some are going on 5 years old with no signs of falling apart. You might want to look into getting UV sleeves for each CD, but I don't know if that would be cost efficient.

Maybe you could look in to burning them onto a double sided DVD, that would cut down on the actual number of disks you're trying to protect.
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