From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Apr 6 16:36:27 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k36MaRjb002881; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:36:27 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k36MaPos001292 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:36:25 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k36K4WFI012477 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:04:32 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k36K4WsB012476 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:04:32 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k36JpKFI012403 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:51:20 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k36MN275030449 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:23:02 -0600 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Thu Apr 6 16:23:02 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k36MN2jb030440 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:23:02 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.56]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k36MN1Ee028173 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:23:02 -0600 Received: from 1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k36MN2TW015929; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000801c659c8$aab1d430$6601a8c0@1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: , References: <31f.1c333c4.3166cdb4@aol.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] CD Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:23:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com I believe most people expect a longer life for cds stored in good conditions than what you describe the newsletter said. However, the point is not to rely on any one type of media for extended periods of time and to have multiple backups on different types of media. In general you should expect CD-R disks to last longer than the rewritable variety because they are burned differently. The quality of the disks can make a difference too, but I'm not sure how one judges the quality of major brands in advance. I backup primarily to external hard drive, zip disks and flash drives -- and occasionally to cds. All types of computer storage media should be stored in cool, dry settings and not in overly damp, humid conditions. It would not hurt to redo your cds every few years -- if for no other reason than to keep up with new technologies. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 4:01 PM Subject: [ROOTS-L] CD > In the March edition of the AARP Bulletin, page 32 it states that CR-R and > CD-RW have a life of only 2 to 5 years!!! I have a lot of important data > stored > on these disk, am I in danger of losing it?? > > How should I store it? Hard drives are not a good place to store material > as > I have had them go bad in the past and lost what was stored on them. > > John