It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/humanbandwidth on 2024-06-18 16:00:34.

I know how data centers work when setting up backups and backups of backups and having them regularly transfering data back and forth between back ups of the back up.

With that said. For non essential but important to me TV shows I have a question.

I have a substantial amount of TV hoarded. Upwards of 16 TB's.

Is it enough to transfer this data from HD A to another identical hard drive HD B every 2-3 years; quick format HD A; then transfer it back to HD A?

Will this prevent data rot theoretically? HD A is a doomsday Drive that isnt used regularly; I plug it in a couple times a year.

Will using it this way provide 10, 15, 20 years of storage time and will CrystalDiskInfo be the best way to monitor it?

Side note; Can CrystalDiskInfo detect bitrot?