A question I'd start with is: Are you associated with an institution with a
archive that you could deposit into in return for defraying their costs?

cheers
stuart

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On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:43 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Can y’all recommend how I might preserve and archive 46 gigabytes of
> > personal data for the long haul?...
>
>
>
> Thank you for the prompt and thorough replies. Taking things like cost,
> convenience, and the knowledge that my solution will always include
> migrating forward, there is what I think I will do:
>
>   1. buy a pile o’ SD cards, put multiple copies
>      of my data on each, and physically store
>      some here and some there
>
>   2. buy a networked drive, connected it to my
>      hub, and use it locally
>
>   3. break down and use some sort of cloud
>      service to make yet more copies of my data
>
>   4. re-evaluate in 365 days; this is a never
>      -ending process
>
> Realistically, I’ll bet I can do all of this for less than $200 and about
> a week’s worth of time & effort. Such is a small price to pay for the
> potential benefits.
>
> Again, thank you.  code4lib++
>
> —
> Eric Morgan
>