2 DVD copies ( different brand media) would be even smarter than a DVD copy and a hard drive copy. hard drives just are nowhere near as "trustable" as optical media for archive usage IMHO. jco -----Original Message----- From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 9:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: DVDs
I use it for *backup* -- that is, the *second* copies. I consider the probability of both, external HDD and my internal drives getting fried at exactly the same moment to be small enough for all practical considerations. BUT -- again, the *second* copies. I would consider pretty stupid to keep the only copy of any file that matters, hard drive, cd or dvd. best, mishka On 1/2/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't get it, wouldn't a hard drive be far more > susceptable to a catostrophic failure than a bunch > of DVD disks? Im sure its more user friendly, but > is it archival? > jco >
