A small handful of my burned CDs from 20 years ago are unbearable and as far as I can tell, none of my pressed CDs are. I’m sure they’ll rot eventually but I think your average cd is quite robust. Still, there’s no excuse not to have backups!
Burned CDs use photo sensitive ink to create the 0s & 1s, while pressed CDs physically alter the plastic. Even archival CDs were only rated for like 25yrs
A small handful of my burned CDs from 20 years ago are unbearable and as far as I can tell, none of my pressed CDs are. I’m sure they’ll rot eventually but I think your average cd is quite robust. Still, there’s no excuse not to have backups!
Burned CDs use photo sensitive ink to create the 0s & 1s, while pressed CDs physically alter the plastic. Even archival CDs were only rated for like 25yrs