[8jef]

My recipe for large files: 3 copies. Right now, 1st copy on external 8 to 16TB NTFS desktop hard drives, and 2nd copy on 14 to 16TB internal ext4 drives. Theses drives I power up only for copy purposes, once a month or so. At present time, my drives are 5 to 7 years old, and still good.

Main working copies I keep on 4 to 8TB NTFS SSDs (mix of sata and nvme), plugged into a PC I'm using regularly, but intermittently.

[0cf8612b2e1e]

Don’t forget the offsite storage. I try to ship an old copy every year or so to an acquaintance so I have a catastrophic recovery option.

[8jef]

I'll soon have a remote copy as well..

[jrib]

are you concerned about something like a fire destroying all the copies?

[8jef]

Yes I am, and planning for it.