Am 03.11.2012 18:15, schrieb Keith Roberts: > I don't expect to keep the same DVD backup set for more than > ~12 months. I just make periodic backups from my dedicated > backup drive to DVD/CDs, to get the data away from the PC > and onto something hopefully more permanent than HDD's. > > Usually I can restore straight from the backup drive > in the PC. I may have used the CD/DVD media when 3 HDD's > decided to fail at around the same time. >From personal experience, I wouldn't qualify burnt DVDs as "more permanent than HDDs". Chances are high that when your three HDDs do fail, you'll find the DVD you burnt six months ago to be unreadable too. A bag of small inexpensive USB sticks to cycle through is probably more reliable and would free you from the need to split your backups. Jm2c, Tilman -- Tilman Schmidt Phoenix Software GmbH Bonn, Germany