Image File Transfers - CD to DVD

[AlexG]

As has been mentioned, magnetic storage is the way to go. And if
you're paranoid, redundant magnetic storage, like Raid 1.

Some of my earlier dvds are already unreadable, but I recently plugged
in a 12-year old computer and it booted right in to windows 95.....
Good ole P100.



On 4/22/07, William Robb <warobb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Boris Liberman"
> Subject: Re: Image File Transfers - CD to DVD
>
>
> > Mark,
> >
> > Mark Cassino wrote:
> >> ...
> >> Over all though, it took hours to copy these files. Since it was a
> >> background task on a machine that I just use for scanning and streaming
> >> NPR, it wasn't a major problem. But I have roughly 700 more CD's that
> >> someday will have to be moved - if not onto DVD's then onto some future
> >> media.
> >>
> >> The thought of that makes me shudder...
> >
> > I am with Godfrey about this. I've an external 0.5 TB hard drive and I
> > am using EMC Retrospect software (that came with the HD) to weekly or
> > even more often back up all my hard drives. I've been shooting less than
> > you but in principle it is very similar solution. I've few tens of CDs
> > and less than ten DVDs but I've decided to not bother with smaller
> > media. After all, one good shoot and I can fill up the whole DVD...
>
> Based on Godfrey recommending this some time ago, I installed a 300gb drive
> into my computer for image and other data storage, and then bought an
> external enclosure with a 300gb drive installed as a back up to the internal
> drive.
> When I fill them up, I'll move on to another internal/external drive
> arrangement.
>
> William Robb
>
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