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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/Evil_Lootly on 2024-01-24 03:27:37+00:00.

Hi everyone, I have been looking for a solution to storing a bunch of music files for a extended period of time (10-30+ years). I would normally just make multiple copies of the data and leave it at that, but I want the data to be low-maintenance. With this in mind, I was planning to use M-Discs (100GBs) to store the data, and store them in a closed container to prevent any moisture or other environment issues.

However, I came across this post from around a year ago claiming the M-Discs being sold now by Verbatim aren’t the original ones that used to be produced, and are just normal CDs labelled as M-Discs to make a profit. (The post: )

Does anyone know if this is still the case? Or does it even matter and the discs being sold would still do what I want them to? If it does matter, what would you recommend instead of M-Disc to store the files I need to keep?

Thanks

Edit: )

Apparently a commenter further down in the post found that a German news station reached out to Verbatim about the issue and this is what they said:

However, when asked, Verbatim clarified that these media were further developments. The technical changes lead to a different appearance and the ability for higher burning speeds, the changed media ID is due to an adaptation to other Verbatim products. Verbatim has already delivered the first modified media at the beginning of 2022.

The data security of the new discs is not inferior to that of the old discs: According to the manufacturer, data should also last 1000 years.

However, I’m still interested if there are any better methods for long-term, low maintenance, data storage that I’ve missed. If you have any recommendations lemme know…