How Good Are CDs for Archival Storage?

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Q. I had a scanning service transfer our old slides to CD. Now my son-in-law says these photos are doomed because the discs will rot in a few years. Is that true? I thought CDs were supposed to last forever.A. No one can say for sure when your CDs will fail—longevity estimates range from three View Website VIP Subscription

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