I’ve mentioned the need for frequent backups here before. If you don’t have your work backed up somewhere safely off of your computer, you stand the very real risk of losing all of it in some strange, one-in-a-million computer crash or hard disk failure. Even those of us using systems that aren’t Windows driven have the problem of hardware failure. Just running a Macintosh or Linux machine can’t save us from that.
Then of course there’s the issue of storage. Backing up to CD or DVD is nice, but if you’re like me and buy in bulk, there’s nothing to protect that fresh backup from scratches, dust buildup of loss. What’s the use of having all your work backed up to DVD if the DVD is lying on the desktop becoming damaged or unusable?
The simple solution is to go and get some attractive DVD storage cases that can be labeled neatly and placed near your office or workspace. think of it as a filing system for your important data, and keep up with it! weekly is best, but even once a month backups are better than nothing.
speaking of which, where’d I put those DVD’s?
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the other thing about CD’s (i don’t know if this applies to DVD’s as well), is that the film just flat out degrades over time. even if you keep your CD’s airtight, after a few years, you can’t pull all the data off of them anymore.
a portable hard drive in a firebox is the most feasible (although it’s still theoretically susceptible to magnetic fields). (MO drives (medical records style) are the most impervious to damage)