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Whats the best way to archive data long term while on a budget ? (lemmings.world)

submitted 10 months ago by gunpachi@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I just need to preserve some old data that I have on my computers, so I was wondering what would be the best way to archive stuff long term.

Blu-ray disks ? Multiple HDDs ? What do you guys suggest ?

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[–] Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

What would it cost to retrieve though? You probably still have the appropriate cost-effective solution but it's an important consideration for newcomers to have complete math.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Retrieving from S3 glacier is approximately ~~10 times the monthly cost of storing the data~~ 100 times actually. Didn't realize retrieval from Glacier isn't actually downloading it onto your local, but rather just moving it into a frequent access tier S3 bucket from which you can then download, and this download is the expensive part.

[–] nottelling@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

OP said "archive", not "backup". Glacier is for days you need to keep but rarely touch.