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Lol. CompUSA to boot. I have a couple cakes still around - one of DVDs and one of CDs. I use the DVDs once every couple of years to burn a copy of Arch onto just because I forget I can USB drive it.
I used to keep some DVDs around for that reason as well, but I haven't touched any blanks in years.
I wonder if any of them are still good, or if the dye has started to break down.
Mine seem fine. I don't see anything that looks like a date code except on the Verbatim and that looks like 08.
I don't expect any of them to be bad, but the dyes do have a chance of breaking down over the years.
Discs from the mid-late 2000s seem to be holding up well.
Do you need a fresh install ever few years? Been thinking about a reinstall on mine since I upgraded the processor, but was nervous to change something that don't seem broken
Arch? Lol I've replaced the whole motherboard and processor and just booted right up. I love it. Nope. I just pacman -Syu every 6 months or so and pray that my VM stuff is still okay and fight with anything I installed with yay.
I have had zero issues with it over the years. If you aren't having issues, I wouldn't bother.
Why burn a cd every so often then, our of curiosity? Just to have a live boot in case?
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