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by gregsadetsky 1666 days ago
I see a lot of results on google for "data storage lifespan"

Trying to find an authorative source (loc.gov, archive.org, etc.), I found this, which is not a full answer, but gets into interesting details: "Table 2 - the relative stability of optical disc formats" [0] -- from >100 years down to ... 5-10!

[0] https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/con...