Data retention - What happens to our data in 100 years?

[Kaiju]

Was thinking about what practical methods are there for preserving my information on my computer in say 10 years, 50 years and if I can make it that long, 100 years!

Surely there is a time limit to our information stored on our hard disks. Basically I'm looking for software I can perhaps buy or practices for handling my data for future preservation.

Any ideas?

 

[Kaiju]

So say in 50 years time a program becomes incompatible with a certain file, it's always feasible that a programming language can code software to convert files? Is that reverse engineering?

How about day to day handling of my date and re-organising my files, is there any practical methods or software that can safeguard future preservation in the meantime?

 

[Kaiju]

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