Comment on Catastrophic optical disc shattering blamed on cleaning chemicals and packing foam — another data preservation concern to add to bit rot and laser rot

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a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Yup. Shit has to be aligned perfectly. Just a head transplant has someone putting a specialized comb into the diner drive to hold things perfectly in place to be moved.

And some drives or even filled with inert gasses to pump back in.

The process is specialized and to non-trivial for the average person.

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