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Long-term audio & video storage (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/AcrobaticComposer on 2025-04-23 11:32:16.

I would like to build a media archive for long term storage (30 years).

What's a future-proof way to do this? So far I'm thinking 1080p videos in mkv and mp4 and probably 320kbps mp3s (mp3 feels more "universal" than FLAC).

How do you guys go about this? Are mp3/mkv/mp4 likely to be still "popular" in the future? (ie will my future TV be able to play it if I connect my external ssd to it). Is 1080p enough or should I do 4K where possible?

Ideally I would want something future proof but at the same time backwards compatible - if I connect to an old device it will still be able to play.

What about the file system of my external ssd? NTFS? FAT? exFAT? Is HDD better than SSD?

What's the best bet?

so many questions... :)

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