# Music Industry's 1990s Hard Drives Are Failing Fast: A Data Crisis Unfolds 🎶

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/music-industrys-1990s-hard-drives-are-failing-fast-a-data-crisis-unfolds/291304>\
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**Tags:** cloud-storage, file-management\
**Created:** [September 13, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/music-industrys-1990s-hard-drives-are-failing-fast-a-data-crisis-unfolds/291304 "2024-09-13T17:17:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/music-industrys-1990s-hard-drives-are-failing-fast-a-data-crisis-unfolds/291304/1 "2024-09-13T17:17:51Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. Data Loss Alert  
Iron Mountain reports that about 20% of 1990s hard drives they handle are now unreadable, highlighting a growing data preservation issue in the music industry.

2. Archival Challenges  
Hard drives, once a superior choice over magnetic tape for archiving, present significant challenges due to their design not being suited for long-term storage and frequent hardware failures.

3. Urgent Call to Action  
The music industry faces a pressing need to address archival methods and preservation strategies as even well-maintained drives are failing, making recovered data increasingly rare.

**Read more at:** [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com)