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Files May Be Fleeting

As formats change, your digital data could be endangered

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2008 1:29 PM CDT

(Newser) – Cuneiform tablets have kept information safe across millenia, but hard drives have lifespans of just a few years. Even if your CDs survive the century, their players might have become obsolete, warns the Boston Globe. "Who knows how long they're going to last—how...   Read full story »

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