How long do you expect optical media to be supported. None of the last three computers I bought have an optical drive. External ones are available, for now at least. Long term archiving has to include a plan for migrating to new media as required.
Best wishes, Will Burn RW optical discs and archive, make at least 2 copies, copy to new discs at their 5 year anniversary, or sooner, to reduce risk of bitrot. (Erase the old discs, then reuse for other purposes, or even for the secondary backup copies.) Don't append to already burnt discs but use new ones for more data and whenever there is an error or omission, to reduce risk of data loss. RW discs are metal media. Archival R discs are available with dye-sub media, that claim a minimum 50 year lifetime in storage. They are expensive. RW discs are often more affordable. (just be sure to avoid the cheap ones.) Always verify writes. It helps to have on-disc checksums. If using directory-per-file, file checksums can also be kept in each doc's directory. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
