One way a CD dies over time.
- Disc rot
- A bad case of DVD rot eats into movie collections
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200323005906/http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.24
- https://www.audioholics.com/audio-technologies/cd-and-dvd-longevity-how-long-will-they-last
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology - how to care for your disks
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160909225715/http://www.123sortit.com:80/sanity/dvd.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170429041708/http://www.larryjordan.biz/articles/lj_dvd_life.html
