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Re: Writing down seed phrase: printer ink or pen ink ?
by
LoyceV
on 17/02/2022, 15:47:05 UTC
Which one will last longer ?
You can quite easily check this for yourself: dig up some old school papers, the earlier the better. Then get some old books you have. I expect all of them to still be totally fine.

In my experience:
  • Paper, ink and toner will probably last for centuries. Just keep them dry! And keeping another backup in another place doesn't hurt of course.
  • CDRs, electronics and thermal printing on the other hand expire. I expect all of it to be useless within a few years up to a few decades.