I have many backups.
First, I have the CDs that I ripped from. These are stored on a cd spindle stack - 50 per spindle, with cover. Stored in a box with the inserts from the CD jewel cases.
Second, I have many of the songs on data CDs as mp3s (for use in my car before I got the iPod). This is mainly organised by group, all the albums by that group on one CD.
Third, for stuff that I doubt I can get another CD of if it gets scratched, stuff I ripped from vinyl or cassette, or the stuff I got from other people I have zipped and backed up onto cds.
Fourth, I have two complete sets of drives on two different computers. Drives are so cheap now, and my time is valuable. I don't want to have to rerip anything, and rename and recode the id3 tags (I put the lyrics and tabs in for most songs, for example) so I have a replication system set up. Every song ends up on two servers.
(80GB drives after rebate have been running about 90 bucks.)
(PCI IDE controller cards about 49 bucks)
I have the music broken out by GENRE per drive, then by subgenre, then by group, then by album.
\\IMS\COUNTRY\_BLUEGRASS\Gillian Welch\Time Of The Revilator\Elvis Pressley Blues.mp3
I use perl scripts to build songs catalog txt files.
I use CF to build playlists for winamp from those files.
Jerry Johnson
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/20/03 03:48PM >>>
Jerry:
Just out of curiousity...how do you have 240GB stored? do you have any kind of backup?
More curious about the backup issue, as I have (what I thought was) a fairly large collection (about 45GB) on one 80GB drive...and have often thought about the inevitable HD crash.
Anyone else? Others have mentioned considerable-sized mp3 collections. Backed up onto 100 CDs? 20 DVDs? Have you invested in tape backup? :)
charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Johnson
To: CF-Community
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: iTunes! BEWARE
Ray,
How is it handling a collection of that size? How long to initially start up, and how long to display the collection pane?
Musicmatch has serious memory issues with large collections. I've had to break my collection into separate lists, and change between them as needed (mostly genre based).
I'd switch tonight if iTunes can handle larger collections (I'm up around 240 GB now, with about 20GB of my iPod filled.)
(And can iTunes handle the iPod? I assume so, but figured I'd ask.)
Jerry Johnson
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/20/03 02:46PM >>>
Yes, I'm using as my player now for multiple reasons -
The radio player is very nice - it evens displays track info which my
other player did not. I also like how I can browse via genre and artist.
My file system had been set up so that my cd rips and my.... um... other
mp3s were separate. I imported both main folders (all 40+ gigs), and now
I have an easier way of browsing my entire collection.
-ray
-----Original Message-----
From: Prince Critter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:18 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: iTunes! BEWARE
oi Raymond!!
i see how itunes is cool for purchasing the music.... but why import
all your other files.... are
you using it as a replacement player as well?
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Monday, October 20, 2003, 10:47:26 AM, you wrote:
RC> Could it be some option you ran? I've imported my entire library
(40+
RC> gigs) and haven't seen any re-organizing of folders/files.
RC> -ray
RC> -----Original Message-----
RC> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RC> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:54 AM
RC> To: CF-Community
RC> Subject: RE: iTunes! BEWARE
RC> I was excited to hear about iTunes being available for Windows, but
RC> after
RC> installing and using it for the first time I found my MP3 collection
had
RC> been completely re-organized by the program. It renamed files,
folder,
RC> and
RC> moved files around all over the place. I am now pretty much screwed
-
RC> my
RC> entire collection is a total mess and I can't find half the songs.
RC> Consider this one huge vote AGAINST iTunes. It will probably take
me
RC> weeks
RC> to get everything back in the right order, and named correctly. I
may
RC> never
RC> be able to get it all back into place. I consider iTunes a horrible
RC> piece
RC> of software. Uninstalling now...
RC> -Cameron
RC> -----------------
RC> Cameron Childress
RC> Sumo Consulting Inc.
RC> ---
RC> cell: 678-637-5072
RC> aim: cameroncf
RC> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RC> http://www.sumoc.com
RC> _____
RC>
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