Re: Backup media; comments would be appreciated.

From: Walter Mautner (nextnews.15.eatallspam_at_spamgourmet.com)
Date: 12/26/03 

Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 20:58:58 +0100

Gaetan Martineau wrote:

....
> Question: We can use a list of seven CD on which we can write over and
> over and over?
>
Just a remark: especially cdrw media are not the most reliable backup media.
You might discover - upon overwriting last weeks backup - that it doesn't
write anymore. Then you are in trouble, because the original backup has
been destroyed already by overwriting. Please use 2 generations of backup
media at least, say 14 (or 10 for workdays only) and overwrite them every 2
weeks. 

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