| Subject: | Re: CD Storage disks (yet again) |
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| Date: | Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:25 pm (PST) |
Dear Oryoki, Since I am a dumb on technical matters, is a "hard disc" the same as a "hard drive'? Thanks, john John V. Moore Nature Recordings www.johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com In a message dated 10/29/2006 5:31:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes: JVMNATREC wrote: > Does anyone archive directly to external hard drives? > ...Is it better to keep things on many, many CDs or DVDs? Each of the many approaches to archiving has its own advantages and disadvantages. I prefer two sets of external hard discs in addition to the working copy in my PC. I keep one external copy in the house, and a separate copy away from home. Any archiving strategy needs to address four sources of failure: |
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