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[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0)

I'd already read horror stories about WD externals before I needed to worry about backups, that's why I backed up my files to DVD.

[–] ScorpioGlitch [OP] 0 points (+0|-0) Edited

That's only good for 5 to 8 years unless you got high quality ones. And unless you made a specific point of getting archival quality DVDs, you did not.

Correction: many can start failing after 2 years: https://larryjordan.com/articles/the-life-span-of-dvds/

[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0)

I was only worried about losing them while I was in college. I have all my school work on a flashblade, now.