Can a CD-R be used as a long-term storage medium?
Yes, Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R) can be used as a long-term storage medium. The longevity of CD-R discs depends on the materials used to make the disc, careful and accurate manufacturing processes, correct recording practices, and proper storage and handling procedures. Also be aware that CDs are destructible. Scratching, marker ink eating into the disc, bending, separation of the disc layers and heating and aging can destroy a CD. Given all these factors, the lifetime ranges of CDs and DVDs under standard storage conditions (23°C and 50% relative humidity) are: • Read-only CDs (factory stamped): 5 to 100 or more years depending on disc manufacturing quality • CD-Rs (Compact Disc Recordable): 5 to 200 years depending on disc type and manufacturing quality • CD-RWs (Re-Writeable): 5 to100 or more years depending on manufacturing quality • DVD, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs (Digital Versatile Disc, Recordable, Re-Writeable): Not much data is available for DVDs, but its lifetime is generally expecte
Yes, Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R) can be used as a long-term storage medium. The longevity of CD-R discs depends on the materials used to make the disc, careful and accurate manufacturing processes, correct recording practices, and proper storage and handling procedures. Also be aware that CDs are destructible. Scratching, marker ink eating into the disc, bending, separation of the disc layers and heating and aging can destroy a CD. Given all these factors, the lifetime ranges of CDs and DVDs under standard storage conditions (23C and 50% relative humidity) are: • Read-only CDs (factory stamped): 5 to 100 or more years depending on disc manufacturing quality • CD-Rs (Compact Disc Recordable): 5 to 200 years depending on disc type and manufacturing quality • CD-RWs (Re-Writeable): 5 to100 or more years depending on manufacturing quality • DVD, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs (Digital Versatile Disc, Recordable, Re-Writeable): Not much data is available for DVDs, but its lifetime is generally expected
