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| Thread ID: 76886 | 2007-02-19 13:47:00 | Backing Up the Computer | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 525875 | 2007-02-20 08:44:00 | I do not burn multisession as I value the data. Multisession recreates a new TOC each time, any corruption in that process and you need to use a recovery program to get at the old data, even though I went top the trouble of verifying it initially. What do you mean by that, I don't understand. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 525876 | 2007-02-20 08:52:00 | When you burn and "leave it open", then burn another session, the table of contents (that tells where each file is on the DVD) gets abandoned and a new one is formed, which includes all the existing files and all the new ones. Next addition to the disk does the same, so each time the DVD has more added, any corruption on a subsequent burn affects the entire DVD, not just the new files. Assuming that you will get a small % of corrupted burns (and you do) you are playing "russian roulette" with the data that already exists on the DVD. Think of multisession as using the same toilet paper several times on the same side, at some stage it becomes a bad idea... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 525877 | 2007-02-20 08:55:00 | I don't know whether things improved with Windows XP, etc but after using Windows backup way back in my Windows 95 days and finding that I was not able to retrieve my backups in Windows 98 after upgrading I haven't trusted it since. :( | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 525878 | 2007-02-20 08:59:00 | I don't know whether things improved with Windows XP, etc but after using Windows backup way back in my Windows 95 days and finding that I was not able to retrieve my backups in Windows 98 after upgrading I haven't trusted it since. :( Foxy.........Noted..........PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 525879 | 2007-02-20 09:03:00 | gf.......... I was thinking of backing up the whole HDD once a month. Putting that/those disc/s away then the following month doing it again, with more discs. Then wiping the first set of discs & using them again. Any good? PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 525880 | 2007-02-20 09:07:00 | If whole HDD then I would get a imaging software, you can use DVD RW if you wish. Have 2 copies in case. Format it in between uses. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 525881 | 2007-02-20 09:15:00 | PJ, you can only "wipe" (erase) DVD-RW media, not DVD-R or DVD+R While that would work, any DVD-RW media is less reliable than DVD-R or DVD+R It all depends on how secure your data is, at a DVD per month, the annual cost of DVD-R or DVD+R (matters not which) is still very low, about the same price as DVD-RW at $1 per disk. -RW used to be quite expensive. Using non-erasable gives *slightly* better reliability but does give several stoed copies of older files as time goes on, that is what I like. You can then chose not to include those on later backups. At some stage the DVD-RW will fail, they deteriorate with use. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 525882 | 2007-02-20 09:27:00 | gf.................OK...............PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 525883 | 2007-02-20 11:13:00 | When you burn and "leave it open", then burn another session, the table of contents (that tells where each file is on the DVD) gets abandoned and a new one is formed, which includes all the existing files and all the new ones . Next addition to the disk does the same, so each time the DVD has more added, any corruption on a subsequent burn affects the entire DVD, not just the new files . Assuming that you will get a small % of corrupted burns (and you do) you are playing "russian roulette" with the data that already exists on the DVD . Think of multisession as using the same toilet paper several times on the same side, at some stage it becomes a bad idea . . . But . . . I just use Nero, selecting the folders or files needed and adding them to the backup until the DVD is full . Sounds contradictory . What's the case? I'm also still perplexed by what's the best, least expensive and easiest method of backing up . |
Greg (193) | ||
| 525884 | 2007-02-20 16:41:00 | But... Sounds contradictory. What's the case? I'm also still perplexed by what's the best, least expensive and easiest method of backing up. You are not alone. Practice wiping your (erase)bottom part of dual layer. |
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