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Posted by Mike T. on 12/04/06 19:30
> I think I have been pretty thorough.. needless to say I will probably like
> DVD much better.. but for the record let's see the totals:
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> 23 plus points for DVD
> 11 negative points for DVD
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> 12 plus points for harddisk.
> 23 negative points for harddisk.
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> For me DVD is the clear winner and Harddisk is the clear loser...
>
> Bye,
> Skybuck.
Why choose one or the other? I routinely image one hard drive to another
one (a different disk, not just another partition). I also frequently back
up important data to DVD. Before any major OS or hardware change, I will
dump a full image of drive C: to DVD, also. My imaging software allows me
to split this image into pieces that will fit on DVD, automatically.
I think the best backup solution is actually external hard drive (only
connected when backup is running) or internal hard drive with hidden
partition (Acronis True Image "Secure Zone", for example). But the odds of
two hard drives failing simultaneously is something greater than zero. So
you should frequently back up important data to DVD, regardless. -Dave
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