Removable Storage White Papers
From the Electronic Media Group - Digital Imaging in Conservation: File Storage
Overview The safest and most cost effective method of storing image files is to use a Hard Drive (HD). A modern HD will have a useful life of about 5 years before its size will become impossibly small (Moore's Law) and the data will be migrated to a new HD. Based on average MTBF data (Mean Time Between Failure), migration will occur long before the HD will fail. Even though MTBF data suggests otherwise, backup of primary storage is always recommended because the drive could fail before the predicted MTBF. In the past CDs were considered archival, but experience has shown they have to be created carefully to be useful after 2.5 to 3 years.
| Publisher | Stanford University | File Format | |
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| Date Published | January 2006 | Downloads | 2 |
| Format | White Papers | ||
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