Re: Labeling backup DVD+RW's
On Fri January 9 2009, Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> IMHO, the smartest, fastest, most reliable and cheapest solution is to
> use external hard disks like usb-disks. You could reuse the same disk
> for more or less unlimited rw-cycles for an average lifetime of at least
> around 3 years (probably much longer, since it is not in permanent use).
> By the time it dies it has quite certain been much cheaper and
> environment friendly than all those dvd-rws plus the burner. Current
> hard disks have capacities of more than hundreds of DVD's.
I would agree.. I use a $100 500Gb Mybook external as 1-part of my backup
scheme. I use rsync and back up my desktop AND my laptop to the external HD.
easy to specify folders and use a file for exceptions.
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Paul Cartwright
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