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If a surveillance HDD is CMR then is it good for archival backup? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/EpikGameDev on 2025-07-25 17:17:50.

After my last post, I understood that HDD is the better option for archival storage (like once or twice a year access).

But now that I started researching which kind of HDD is best for this purpose, GPT said that CMR ones are best so I was wondering if any HDD is CMR will it work for my purpose?

So if I can find the cheapest CMR HDD available near me then it would be the best possible drive (for my tight budget) or is there something else I need to consider?

The cheapest HDD that I can find which has CMR is WD23PURZ (WD Purple 2TB), will it be a good option for archival backup?

My use case is back up once and then few reads in a year.

Please help me out, this will clear my mind which HDD I need to purchase

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