Ditto for my 5.25" floppy drives.
I finally threw away my old magtapes because there is no way to read them.
I threw away my zip disks for the same reason. And my MD disks. And my old tape cartridges from the 90s - no way to read them.
My old computers I retired in perfect working order will no longer boot (probably bad capacitors, who knows).
VHS and LaserDisc players are no longer made.
The only long term solution I've found is to buy new hard disks every year and copy the data forward.
Ditto for my 5.25" floppy drives.
I finally threw away my old magtapes because there is no way to read them.
I threw away my zip disks for the same reason. And my MD disks. And my old tape cartridges from the 90s - no way to read them.
My old computers I retired in perfect working order will no longer boot (probably bad capacitors, who knows).
VHS and LaserDisc players are no longer made.
The only long term solution I've found is to buy new hard disks every year and copy the data forward.