"Anne Wilson" wrote: On Monday 20 November 2006 00:34, Stuart wrote: > > "Max Pyziur" wrote: > > > Much thanks to all for the recommendations. Looks as though rsync wins > > > hands down, feet up. > > > > I am also thinking about a backup stratagy for my home > > network, but am concerned about a rsync-only stratagy. > > If my house burns down, it will take the rsync disk > > with it. > > > > So I am thinking about writing critical stuff to dvd > > periodically but I have read conflicting comments about > > the longevity of writable dvd's. > > Any comments? > > As Tom remarked, you need your backups to be stored in a different physical > place. Even a garden shed, if you have some damp-proof insulated storage. I > have a stone-built outhouse in which I run a very low-powered heater to keep > damp away. > > Also like Tom, I have CDs of photos that are 10 years old and have no problems > whatsoever in reading them. Care in handling and storage are the keys to > success there. RW disks are a different proposition. AIUI they do not burn > deep enough to keep long, but then they are intended for temporary use > anyway. Yes, I should have mentioned about storing the backup somewhere else, I thought it was implicit. :-) I did not not know about the temporary nature of RW, thanks for mentioning that. I know nothing about dvd yet execpt that that they hold a lot of data (although much smaller than modern disks) and come in different flavors. I have a lot of reading to do... My experience with CD was different than your's -- of CDs I wrote 4 years ago, I have found about 20% unreadable. So I was worried about dvds. The CDs are name brand (Fujifilm). I wonder if the CDwriter used has an effect on longevity?
