Transferring data - but don't trust your media
Norman Silverstone
norman at littletank.org
Mon Aug 22 07:31:10 UTC 2005
> An aquaintenance of mine had her only copy of 3 years work stored on a CD,
> which she then lent to a "friend" who apparently used it as a dinner
> plate. It came back with grease and scratches.
>
> I was able to read most of the data (about 95%), but some is gone for
> ever.
>
> CD's are not perfect storage media.
I don't suppose there is a perfect method of storing data but at least
one can try. I was taught to make two copies of important data and to
store each one in a different place.
Norman
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