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Your DVDs are dying — and it’s got nothing to do with streaming apps.

In any case, it seems like your dream of passing on that rare Smiths CD or pristine copy of a certain film or game to your great-great-great grandchild might be fading into the distance.

They’re often seen as a nearly indestructible form of storing music, images and data. But many CD’s may have a problem that could eventually render them unplayable.

Maintaining and preserving physical media is more important than ever, but the depressing reality of disc rot plagues film fans everywhere.

Music and movie downloads are pushing the entertainment industry online, but don't expect video game discs to go the way of the CD any time soon.

The above 2021 video from YouTuber Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader that Ars points to suggests disc rot is affecting a broader range of discs, from 2006 to 2009, than WB has acknowledged.

A rash of disc rot has plagued DVD collections for years. Warner Bros. wants to make good on damaged discs.

Also, like wine, discs should be stored in a cool, dry place. Koster's friend Mark Irons, of Corvallis, Ore., stored his CD collection in a cabin heated by a wood-burning stove.

If you have a lot of important data stored on discs and are worried about losing it, TeamGroup has a solution to your fears – the D500R ISD WORM SD card.

Your CD and DVD backup discs won’t last forever. Copy them before it’s too late Popular YouTuber EposVox rightfully reminds us that optical discs don’t always survive the long haul. By ...

How many CDs have you got? If you're a regular reader of these pages the answer is most likely a lot. And you'll have plenty of boxed sets and multiple CD sets too. This means that some discs in ...