Am 12.07.2013 um 15:43 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
CDs, DVDs and USB sticks etc. aren't safe medias. I guess we all experienced that data is less safe on those medias.
Never experienced data loss with USB or SD-cards. The most common problem are users not using "safely remove". Another is ignoring low battery in digital foto devices, causing corrupt file systems by power loss during saving a picture.
I experienced floppy disk as very safe, I still own some as old as a T-Rex, even high density disks that were used with averaged double density drives are still ok.
I cannot share your experience. Data loss on floppy discs caused a lot of expensive time in my life. 10 years ago I saved them all on HDD and threw them away.
Helmut Wollmersdorfer