The CDs should be ones last resort for data loss. And that would be when the computer is fried and your archived copies are also destroyed. Who has the time to do all that converting over again when one can archive the conversions to DL DVD in no time at all. Once the current library is backed up, one will even notice the same amount of time it takes to archive as one goes with new CDs.
I convert my CDs to FLAC Files (use whatever lossless format one prefers) then when I have 8 gigs worth of new files, I archive them to DL DVD that I store in my fathers almost empty gun safe. As for the CDs, I keep them because I am data recovery anal-retentive. I use the spindles left over from CD and DVD Burning ROMS. I get 100 CDs on a spindle and then store as many spindles as will fit in a Rubbermaid Tough Tote. It has a nice snap on lid, is easy to carry, and easy to store and stack. No paper is involved so if it were to ever get wet (which I doubt due to it all being plastic) no big deal. No paper also means no place for bugs to breed. Storing cardboard boxes in the garage or basement is a no no if one wants control over bugs. Just something that works for me. -- iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39071
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