01-31-2010, 10:51 PM
samintx wrote:
Does this mean the media is going bad?
Yep.
Back 'em up.
Keep your DVDs away from heat and humidity and they might be good for more than 10 years. Key-word: "might."
There's no optical media available at the moment that's rated to last much longer than that.
freeradical wrote:
The funny thing is that it's the discs that I put a label on that have problems.
Yeah. There are solvents in the glue on some labels that can eat through the laminate over time.
freeradical wrote:
Now I just scribble on them with a laundry pen
Use a water-based marker designed for writing on optical media and they might last a little longer.