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minus-squareDookieman12@piefed.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 month agoOptical media will eventually suffer bit rot and be useless. Save them to an old HDD, SD card, or USB drive, they’ll last longer.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI’ve been wondering if my 3.25" floppies copy of Doom from the 90s still works but I haven’t gotten around to buying a usb adapter drive to try them.
minus-squareMaultasche@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI already have the installers on an HDD, I just like keeping games on my shelf
Optical media will eventually suffer bit rot and be useless. Save them to an old HDD, SD card, or USB drive, they’ll last longer.
I’ve been wondering if my 3.25" floppies copy of Doom from the 90s still works but I haven’t gotten around to buying a usb adapter drive to try them.
I already have the installers on an HDD, I just like keeping games on my shelf