Dan wrote: > At 10:13 AM -0800 1/5/2009, aussieshepsrock wrote: > >> I wanted to 'expand' on how I'm handling this family photo archive >> project. :-) >> > [snip - lots of details] > > snip more details....... > Burned media stores data as "pits" in the substraight, under the > outer plastic coating. Over time, oxygen leeches through the > plastic, and forms rust (oxide), which fill the "pits", creating read > errors. > So cd/dvds should be stored in a vacuum or airtight container.... say zip lock bags squeezing out as much air as possible, then in a plastic (food) storage container? Or use one of the vacuum pack devices on the market. You could even try using the spray plastic for electrical connections to try and seal the container.
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