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minus-squareSamuraiBeandog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoDigital data does not last anywhere near as long as physical artifacts like paper. Most of the data on a hard drive will be irretrievable after a hundred years.
minus-squareSIGSEGV@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoSure, if it isn’t copied a million times. You’re assuming it is left on the same disk.
Digital data does not last anywhere near as long as physical artifacts like paper. Most of the data on a hard drive will be irretrievable after a hundred years.
Sure, if it isn’t copied a million times. You’re assuming it is left on the same disk.