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Old 18-12-2016, 10:10
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Good Morning Folks

I have about half a dozen family related DVDs which are of sentimental value. I would like to store them in a secure place and was thinking of places like:

DropBox, Cloud, Google Drive, Sky Drive, Amazon etc.

Which one would you recommend? What things do I need to consider in order to decide?

Thanks
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Old 18-12-2016, 11:13
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All of them.
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Old 18-12-2016, 11:31
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All of the above.
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Old 18-12-2016, 11:49
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Also make sure that someone else has access to the account in case anything happens to you. With most of the cloud services you can share access with other people.
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Old 18-12-2016, 13:09
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In a cupboard.
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Old 18-12-2016, 14:48
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When you say DVDs you mean the content.
Have you got the original files and what format are they?
You also need to think about what you are going to use to play them on in X years time.
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Old 18-12-2016, 19:17
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Good Morning Folks

I have about half a dozen family related DVDs which are of sentimental value. I would like to store them in a secure place and was thinking of places like:

DropBox, Cloud, Google Drive, Sky Drive, Amazon etc.

Which one would you recommend? What things do I need to consider in order to decide?

Thanks
Here's a good and recent article comparing what's available.

http://uk.pcmag.com/storage-devices-reviews/3682/guide/the-best-cloud-storage-and-file-syncing-services-for-2016

The problem I've found is changes to terms and conditions which means the service level can be withdrawn at any time.

I would consider a paid service at her than free because data backup of this kind is essential and the free allowances run out quickly as you become more reliant on them. Therefore consider a paid service that gives you extras that you need ie one drive gives you 1tb of space and Microsoft office.

You might also need to look at converting your dvds into another format like mp4.
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Old 18-12-2016, 23:51
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That's easy for you to say.
What if he's scared of cupboards?
I'd say a cardboard box under the bed.
But then I saw a film once.......... 😱
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Old 20-12-2016, 08:27
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Thanks folks

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated.
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Old 20-12-2016, 08:34
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Transfer them to 16mm Cine Film.

It's the only secure long term option.
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Old 20-12-2016, 08:48
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Cine Film?

Why do you say it's the only secure option?
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Old 20-12-2016, 09:02
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Lasts for decades. People are always discovering reels in their attics.
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Old 20-12-2016, 12:18
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Thanks folks

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated.
How about responding to the questions asked of you?
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Old 20-12-2016, 15:27
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Oops ,,, sorry

Yes, I want the dvd content to be secured in a safe place. I have the original camcorder HI 8 tapes which I'm planning to put on a dvd and store them.
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Old 20-12-2016, 15:36
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That's easy for you to say.
What if he's scared of cupboards?
I'd say a cardboard box under the bed.
But then I saw a film once.......... 😱
Well maybe an old creaky oak chest with pentangles carved into it and stained with cockerel blood? I wonder if Argos do them?
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Old 20-12-2016, 18:28
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I have the original camcorder HI 8 tapes which I'm planning to put on a dvd and store them.
In the OP you said they are on DVD so which is it?

How do you plan to get them off the HI 8 tapes? Or is that for another thread?
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Old 20-12-2016, 21:06
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Oops ,,, sorry

Yes, I want the dvd content to be secured in a safe place. I have the original camcorder HI 8 tapes which I'm planning to put on a dvd and store them.
DVD-R do deteriorate over time, even if stored under ideal conditions. I assume you are not worried about the content being stolen so the safest place for physical media is to make several copies and store them in different locations. Also don't forget to regularly check if they are still OK.

Personally I have two simple USB hard drives, one at my place and one at my parents which I test and sync about once a month. I also have everything store on my Google Drive which is currently £8 a month for 1TB of storage.
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Old 20-12-2016, 21:24
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Well maybe an old creaky oak chest with pentangles carved into it and stained with cockerel blood? I wonder if Argos do them?
With a clown mask inside? 😱
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Old 21-12-2016, 00:32
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With a clown mask inside? 😱
No.


A clown!!
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:15
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I store all important stuff on Drop box and Google Drive.

I also have 2 hard drives in addition to the main drive on my computer. the two back ups are stored in a different property (in case of fire/flood/theft)

My mate and i also have an arrangement that he stores a copy of most of my stuff on his computer and I do the same for his stuff on mine

I also have all my photos on flickr

and the super important stuff on pen drives and DVD disks.

I'm overly careful because on one occasion I had 3 hard drives fail on me in one day. Very unusual but it did happen.

I used to be a Hospital Medical records officer and i'm obsessed with making sure stuff is securely backed up.
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:49
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and the super important stuff on pen drives and DVD disks.
These are not long term reliable and also may be lost (accidentally, fire or acrimonious divorce)

Your other methods are impeccable.
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Old 31-12-2016, 20:05
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The original poster might want to consider finding someone with a fireproof safe to store physical copies. A bank or a solicitor. Obviously, an early question will be "...how much per year, presumably linked to the annual inflation index ?..."

Everyone has hear of aircraft black box recorders. During World War II, many civilians had black boxes of their own. The boxes were made of sheet metal, divided into two compartments, and could be locked. They were indeed painted black, with the same enamel varnish that black motor cars were painted with, to stop any rust from affecting the contents of the box. People stored any valuables and valuable documents such as birth and marriage certificates, addresses of relatives, savings books in the box. The box was kept under the stairs. This was because if a bomb exploded in the vicinity of the house, under the stairs was the strongest place. Even coming home to a pile of bricks, people could work out where the stairs used to be, and dig down to find the box.

Also remember that smoke, a great destroyer of people and computer media, travels upwards. My suggestion would be to store copies in your house on the ground floor as low down as possible, under the stairs if suitable. We do hear of people having safes in the floor - if that is possible in this situation without destroying the damp course, then that too would be an ideal solution. So find somewhere low down to store physical copies, so that the house can be destroyed and the copies will survive.
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Old 01-01-2017, 00:30
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I have about half a dozen family related DVDs which are of sentimental value. I would like to store them in a secure place
I had a stack of blank DVDs turn into coasters when the temperature exceeded 30°C. So I'd recommend storing them in a cool, dry, dark place. You can now buy archival DVDs but you need a burner that is capable of writing to them. In addition, you could put the files onto memory sticks and store those away in a different building. Hard drives can also have a long storage life, if you are lucky - HDDs and SSDs.

As for "cloud" solutions, they are fine for additional backup but, for various reasons, I don't use them myself. (They are usually slow to upload data. You have no idea whether your data might be stolen. You have no idea whether the company will still be in business any time in the future.)
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Old 02-01-2017, 14:18
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