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| Thread ID: 74449 | 2006-11-23 02:28:00 | Welcome Back Floppy disk | JJJJJ (528) | PC World Chat |
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| 501456 | 2006-11-23 09:05:00 | I would use a USB flash drive before a floppy disc. You can pick up a 2GB one for about $100 now. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 501457 | 2006-11-23 09:21:00 | Its not the DVD's fault that it did that ;), is an end user problem ;) :)In technical circles (and even HelpDesks :D ) this is known as a PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair :D | johcar (6283) | ||
| 501458 | 2006-11-23 10:49:00 | I would use a USB flash drive before a floppy disc. You can pick up a 2GB one for about $100 now. or you could but a cheap 200gb hdd for that... somewhat more economical Dead hard drives are even less interesting on mobiles (except low hanging ones...). We must have a mirror finish on our hard drives so we can use them when they die :lol: those platters inside make for good windchimes, and they've got a perfect mirror fininsh:D |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 501459 | 2006-11-26 01:34:00 | But Jack, you never had a backup. You had one DVD containing a lot if files. One disk is no a backup. If you have three disks, kept in separate places (and you have checked that they are readable), that's a backup. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 501460 | 2006-11-26 01:38:00 | But Jack, you never had a backup. You had one DVD containing a lot if files. One disk is no a backup. If you have three disks, kept in separate places (and you have checked that they are readable), that's a backup. To me it is. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 501461 | 2006-11-26 01:41:00 | Jack, "adding" files to the only copy is always dangerous. Things can go wrong. That's why people who have to have backups, don't have only one copy. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 501462 | 2006-11-26 02:13:00 | for backup ALWAYS use CDR or DVDR ................not ......rw why oh why do people use 'formattable' (wipeable) media for important backups ?........as for floppies they're well known to simply selfdestruct....... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 501463 | 2006-11-26 07:00:00 | for backup ALWAYS use CDR or DVDR ................not ......rw why oh why do people use 'formattable' (wipeable) media for important backups ?........as for floppies they're well known to simply selfdestruct....... The obvious answer is so they can be updated. That is my reason anyway |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 501464 | 2006-11-26 08:24:00 | At around about $1/disk for CDR-DVDR I can't see what the problem is, just use a new one each time and eventually throw the older ones away or use them for coasters. They now cost less than a packet of peanuts. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 501465 | 2006-11-26 09:41:00 | At around about $1/disk for CDR-DVDR I can't see what the problem is, just use a new one each time and eventually throw the older ones away or use them for coasters. They now cost less than a packet of peanuts. Sorry, throw them away, can they be recycled. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
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