Barbara,
IMO, CD-RW blanks are soooo dirt cheap that there is no reason not to
use a new one with each backup.
Tony Mayer
Barbara Allen wrote:
>Sven, I try to back up my personal files to CD-RWs. I simply don't know
>whether to: 1) backup to the SAME disk (that is, rewrite over old files),
>or use a NEW CD-RW each time. Can you advise me? For instance, if I backup
>My Documents today and again in three months, would I use two different
>CD-RWs? Sorry if this shows how un-geeky I am.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Barbara Allen
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 12:24 PM
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>Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] unformat software
>
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>
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>There's a lesson here when it concerns personal data on a computer... back
>up, back up, back up. I use both an external hard drive and DVD media to
>keep regular back ups of all my personal files. Good luck to you both.
>
>Sven Swanson, Sr.
>
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