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Is stuff online worth saving?

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135 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 17 Dec 24 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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underseacables ◴[21 Dec 24 14:15 UTC] No.42479808[source]▶
I suppose it comes down to what the purpose of such archiving is.

I think it's the preservation of information, but I also believe 90% is absolutely pointless. There is just so much of it, and data storage so cheap, that it makes sense to just save everything.

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danielbln ◴[21 Dec 24 15:11 UTC] No.42480107[source]▶
Data rots though, you can't just save it once and be done with it. You have to migrate it across storage mediums, formats etc. It's a recurrent effort/cost.
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bdhcuidbebe ◴[21 Dec 24 15:24 UTC] No.42480160[source]▶
More planning for less effort.

Do your research first. Use standards

Eg: html, pdf, h264/h265/av1 in mp4 container, chd, zip and so on depending on what you are storing.

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HeatrayEnjoyer ◴[21 Dec 24 17:20 UTC] No.42480888[source]▶
On what physical medium?

I have 1 terabyte of data in 1860, how do I make sure the storage medium is still intact in 2024?

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1. ssl-3 ◴[22 Dec 24 05:35 UTC] No.42484591[source]▶
If it is 1860 and you want to see that your data is preserved for 164 years, then you start by keeping it in geographically diverse places where people will look after it and tend its needs for 164 years.

As a concept, that's really not different at all from holding on to today's data here in 2024.