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Appendix M: Storage Life of Recording Media (unofficial)

The following information has been provided to give you an understanding of the storage life of the materials we are using.

Paper

Newspaper
Common Stock
Acid Free
Less than 10 years
About 25 years
300+ years

Recording Tape

Audiocassette
Reel-to-reel
Digital cassette
10-15 years
30-50 years
2-3 years

Photographs

Color Slides
Exposed
Covered
Properly stored
Color Prints
Black & White Negatives
Black & White Prints


2-5 years
15-30 years
30-100? years

15-30 years
50-100+ years
20-50+ years


 

Videotapes

Film Stock

Computer Disks

CD ROMs
10-15 years

50+ years

5-10 years

15-20 years

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

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