General: Long Term Data Storage

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      CommentAuthorcrazy pete
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2009
     

    I'm moving to Canada for a year and have several hundred GB of data I'd like to keep safe till I return. Will it survive if I put my PC in the loft for a year or do I need to start thinking of alternatives?

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      CommentAuthorSpode
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2009
     

    I think your biggest concern will be moisture. So make sure it's packaged well :)

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      CommentAuthorHuddy
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2009
     

    Here's a solution...get rid of some of your data :) hehe.

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      CommentAuthorcrazy pete
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2009
     

    Thanks Huddy. Maybe I should print everything out. Then when I come back I just simply scan it in again.

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      CommentAuthorHuddy
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2009
     

    I like it! Or maybe inscribe it onto wax cylinders?

    • CommentAuthoruncleNB
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2009
     

    Wax? I think stone lasts much longer. But you would have to start chiseling soon...

    Can't you just make a backup of your data on an external drive and store that separated from your PC? Or is that not sufficient for your purpose?

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      CommentAuthorcrazy pete
    • CommentTimeMay 20th 2009
     

    Yes, Uncle, I'll be backing up on to separate drives too. I just wasn't too sure about how safe data was left on an unused hard drisk drive as it's something I've never done before. I think Spode has answered my question though.

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