Dean M. Estabrook / 04.11.20 / 6:58PM wrote: >Hmmmmm again. I kind of thought CD's were more or less indestructable >... guess not. However, I did, in fact, copy all of my Fin files to a >CD-RW awhile ago, and some other non-musical stuff. At least with the >later, I could open and close the files fine, and edit them. I didn't >try to erase anything, but I thought it might be a pretty good backup >method (I have been using a ZIP for some of the more current and >important stuff) until I read your last. I wonder what kind of cost a >external HD would come at.
I strongly recommend not to use HD as archive. Short term backup is fine, but HD has no reliable shelf life. It rather last longer if you let it spin 24/7 (except WesternDigital which sucks more power than any other kind). CDRW, for its reusable purpose, is burnt with much weaker laser beam. It is not meant to last long. CDR and/or DVDR are the better solution. By the way, ever since Finale v3.2, I have mysteriously lost several Finale files. Is this a known issue? One day, you need to go back to a file for new arrangement, and it's not there. Stupid of me I used to automatically backed up to my tape backup server, not realizing it's not that reliable either. And if you don't have 3 copies to 3 different locations, you don't call it backup. I learned in a hard way :-) -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
