At 10:26 AM 4/24/02 +0200, you wrote:
Ross Boylan wrote: > > I'm trying to do a fairly comprehensive system backup to CD-R. The > amount I have to backup is much larger than the free space on the > system, which in turn is larger than a CD-R. > Just a thought -- I have heard that CD-Rs have a 1-bit per 100kB error rate in 1 year. What that means is that in your typical 1-Meg program, backed up to CD-R, you're not going to be able to use it after about a year.
I've heard that CDR is pretty reliable; the error rate you describe would make it almost useless. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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