Windows backup to DVD-RW

[Joel]

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote:

>> RW discs can be overwritten each time, although they are commonly used
>> as you describe. For backups, I would overwrite the entire disc each
>> time (but again, rotating through at least two or three, with each
>> backup).
>
>IIRC, you do that by first explicitly erasing the whole RW disc and then
>writing the new backup - but it's been a few years since I switched to hard
>drives, so don't necessarily trust what I say.


Yes, typically a quick erase will work, but every so often a full
erase will be needed, and eventually the disc will be unwritable.

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Joel Crump

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:24:55 -0400, Joel wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> RW discs can be overwritten each time, although they are commonly used
>>> as you describe. For backups, I would overwrite the entire disc each
>>> time (but again, rotating through at least two or three, with each
>>> backup).
>>
>>IIRC, you do that by first explicitly erasing the whole RW disc and then
>>writing the new backup - but it's been a few years since I switched to hard
>>drives, so don't necessarily trust what I say.
>
>
> Yes, typically a quick erase will work, but every so often a full
> erase will be needed, and eventually the disc will be unwritable.

Your last seven words (no OT references intended!) are exactly why it's
been a few years since I have used CD or DVD RW

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[Joel]

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote:

>> Yes, typically a quick erase will work, but every so often a full
>> erase will be needed, and eventually the disc will be unwritable.
>
>Your last seven words (no OT references intended!) are exactly why it's
>been a few years since I have used CD or DVD RW


I don't use them much, either. Once in a while I'll burn an XVID to
one to play on my secondary DVD player, but I hardly use that thing
anymore.

--
Joel Crump

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:11:27 -0400, Joel wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> Yes, typically a quick erase will work, but every so often a full
>>> erase will be needed, and eventually the disc will be unwritable.
>>
>>Your last seven words (no OT references intended!) are exactly why it's
>>been a few years since I have used CD or DVD RW
>
>
> I don't use them much, either. Once in a while I'll burn an XVID to
> one to play on my secondary DVD player, but I hardly use that thing
> anymore.

Although I really misspoke. I still do use RW discs, just not as backup
discs. And I also don't do it often, mostly just when I don't want to waste
20 or 30 cents on an experiment or a one-time thing

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom