The problem is that the whole concept of arhival storage is no longer workable in the "digital age". Non-electronic media doesn't have enough capacity to store the volume of data we generate today, and electronic media are constantly becoming obsolete. The solution is to give up trying to "archive" data. Just keep it live.
Most people upgrade their computer(s) every few years, and each time they upgrade their data storage to a newer system and/or higher capacity. Hard disks are big enough today to store most people's entire data collection, and capacity is growing exponentially. So just keep all your data on a live disk (or disks), back it up regularly on another hard disk, and copy both to new media when you upgrade your computer. Your data will never die.
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The problem is that the whole concept of arhival storage is no longer workable in the "digital age". Non-electronic media doesn't have enough capacity to store the volume of data we generate today, and electronic media are constantly becoming obsolete. The solution is to give up trying to "archive" data. Just keep it live. Most people upgrade their computer(s) every few years, and each time they upgrade their data storage to a newer system and/or higher capacity. Hard disks are big enough today to store most people's entire data collection, and capacity is growing exponentially. So just keep all your data on a live disk (or disks), back it up regularly on another hard disk, and copy both to new media when you upgrade your computer. Your data will never die.