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How has it taken this long? (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] ssladam@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

All indefinitely means is "not certain". So it could mean a week... Or a century.

These disks are pretty well understood. You should be good for a decade. At about 12-13 years it's risky and anything after 15... If it's still working, count yourself lucky.