 Stephanie M. Stevens |
Help with CD's I keep all of my images on Verbatim CD-R's, of which I make two identicle copies. One set I keep in a plastic storage box in thin paper/plastic sleeves, the other set I put in individual plastic sleeves and store in a box in a dark cabinet. They all have memorex brand adhesive lables with inkjet printed numbers, which cover the entire front of the disc. I am very careful about the handleing of each disc. I have an older computer with an old, slow CD burner. I would keep copies of all of my images in my computer, but the hard drive doesn't have enough memory to hold them, I am currently in the market for an external hard drive, but don't have the money at the moment. My problem is that when I access the images after the discs have been stored for a few months, a few of them cannot be read. If I leave the disc alone for a while, they are fine, but I worry constantly about losing my images. Why does this happen? Would using a newer, better quality burner help? Is there anything else I can do to protect them?
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Maverick Creatives |
wow Steph, I use the same CD (Verbatim) and I usually spill coffee on them, sit on them occasionally, drop them, find them behind the desk a year later ect. ect. and have had no problems at all. I'm so glad my CD's can't read this thread or they would all want to move to your place where they will be pampered and cared for. From my experience its sounds like the newer, better quality burner is in order.
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Pete H |
Hello Steph, CD's are not forever and are indeed prone to data loss. I face the same dilemma as many photogs, how to archive our photo data. Happy Shooting, Pete
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