Archive photos to DVD

[Chris Deuchar]

Actually, some home burned CD\DVD ROMs don't even last 10 years - even when
stored in cases and in complete darkness!  I have given up on this as a
viable storage medium and am sticking with the proverbial 'spinning rust'.
HTH. Chris

On Sat, 24 Feb 2024, 17:07 Art Zemon, <art at zemon.name> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 8:41 AM Kjetil Kjernsmo <kjetil at kjernsmo.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> On fredag 23. februar 2024 02:43:56 CET Mark wrote:
>> >  Since the image files have been burned to one or more disks (of the
>> same
>> > name) they can then be deleted from the hard drive to make room for
>> more.
>>
>> Without really answering your question, I would challenge the workflow.
>
>
> Also be aware that the DVDs that you can burn at home have a limited
> lifespan. They vary a lot, from as little as 20 years to maybe 100 or more.
> See https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/cds-truth-cddvd-longevity-mold-rot/ for
> some detailed info.
>
> You might consider making digiKam collections on removable media, whether
> DVDs or SSDs or spinning hard drives. Once you have created the collection,
> you can just drag 'n' drop some albums onto it to make a backup. Then
> remember to refresh/replace the backup media every decade or so.
>
>     -- Art Z.
>
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