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David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 09:47:32 -0800
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On 13 Dec 98 at 18:18, Kate Strong wrote:

> Would it not be easier to use a CD read/writer to transfer your
> data to the new hard drive.

  The CD creation software I've used gives no sign that it knows how
to "span" data across multiple disks.  So this approach, which works
pretty well if your drive contains 600 MB of files to move, starts to
get complicated and error-prone if you have 700 MB or more.

David G

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