Re: [Avid-L2] OFF-TOPIC: Archiving Memories

Yes, you should re-copy everything onto new drives once in a while. HDDs are mechanical media so having them sitting around for a long time is not recommended as their storage situation will impact their health (temperature / humidity). I would suggest every five to ten years? Given the advance of technology it won't be that much of a hassle.

Oh, one hint: you might want to get an catalog of the content and label them drives for easier access in case you are looking for something specific.

Cheers,

Jo

On 4. May 2023, at 23:06, Sol Fischler via groups.io <sol.fischler=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

One question: what did you mean by "turn around the data periodically" -- ?  Do you mean copy the entire drive onto a different (newer) drive, and if so, how often?