Industry pros sweat the possibility that many digital files will eventually become unusable — an archival tragedy reminiscent of the celluloid era.
  •  nintendiator   ( @nintendiator@feddit.cl ) English
    79•4 months ago

    In fact, files end up corrupted,

    Backup often and check the backups.

    data is improperly transferred

    Backup often.

    hard drives fail

    Backup often.

    formats change

    Use an open format. For extra sure, make sure it doesn’t carry DRM.

    work simply vanishes.

    Uuuuh don’t be corrupt?

    Like, really, it’s not like one’s asking too much.