On Thu, 8 Nov 2012, Tilman Schmidt wrote: > To: centos at centos.org > From: Tilman Schmidt <t.schmidt at phoenixsoftware.de> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Multiple incremental DVD backup program? > > 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, Thanks Tilman. Is it possible your media was to blame? Keith ----------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------