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From | Drew MacDonald <drewmacdonald1@gmail.com> |
Subject | Re: Digital storage; was cd storage recommendation |
Date | Tue, 3 Feb 2009 13:05:25 -0800 |
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All my hard drive music is backed up to just one backup drive, kept at my
mom's house in case my own place burns down. I update it every month or so.
Not the most efficient system, but the idea of losing all that music just
panics me.
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Greg Cagle <greg@glcagle.com> wrote:
> I shelled out for Mozy online backup, which has served its purpose well.
> Also I have a Windows Home Server with 1Tb in the house that I use to
> back up everything locally. This is useful if the system itself is
> unrecoverable; you can restore the entire system in question using a
> bootable CD. And the backups run automatically and the Home Server
> manages its own storage, so you can just keep adding disks and it gets
> automatically added to the storage pool.
>
> - Greg
>
> markeichelberger@verizon.net wrote:
>
> I don't have any options to offer on CD storage, but Anna's posting
> got me to thinking about storage of digital files. I have been
> storing my digital music files on an external hard drive, but I am
> looking at rebuilding my entire digital library as my 500GB hard
> drive fried (and I have been informed that the files cannot be
> recovered.) And no, I did not have a backup. (Doh). For those
> Audities members that have large digitial collections (300GB+), how
> do you backup your files? Do you have another external hard drive
> dedicated solely for backup? Should I consider another (third) hard
> drive should the second backup drive fail? I've thought about online
> storage, but after looking at the price, that doesn't appear to be a
> financially feasible option.
>
> I really don't want to have to go through this entire rebuilding
> process again, so if anyone has any ideas, I would greately
> appreciate it.
>
> Mark E.
>
> BTW, a few years back I dropped off a large amount of jewel cases
> at my local library since I noticed that a lot of their CD and DVD
> jewel cases were really battered up. They were very appreciative at
> the time, so that may also be an option to consider.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Anna Borg wrote:
>
> Hi Peter
> I posted a similar question about a year ago. The nicest
> recommendation i received was for the following system:
> http://www.mmdesign.com/
>
> The sleeves are highest quality, but not cheap. Almost 50 cents
> each! they hold the tray card and booklet very nicely, though.
>
> I ended up "investing" in the whole system, including a custom
> cabinet on wheels with locks on the drawers. They claim it will
> hold about 1200 cds in their sleeves, I'm finding it's quite a
> bit fewer. Also, DIGIPAKS! Oh my god, where do they go?
> They fit in the drawers, but take up more space.
>
> All added up, I've spent well over $1000 on this stuff and now
> I'm halfway through and I still have a ton of cds and no place
> else to put them! I bought some of the sleeves Ron mentioned
> from Bags Unlimited, they also offer a size that will hold the
> tray card. These are okay, but flimsy and no lint free fabric
> to protect the cd. Cheap, though.
> I am now in the process of sorting cds by a priority, with
> "important" cds going in the cabinet, the rest going in Bags
> Unlimited storage boxes.
>
> In the end, I'm kicking myself. In a couple of years, I will
> have adjusted completely to digital collecting and I will have
> all these cds I haven't played in years. Two years ago, I never
> thought I would say that, but now I really get it. Especially
> since I have to move back in with my mother to help her with some
> health issues. I'll be down to one room for my stuff. It's
> going to be a nightmare!
>
> Anyway, MM Design is the BEST, but most expensive. Bags
> Unlimited is chintzy, but will do in a pinch if you don't care
> about really protecting your cds.
> Box Sets are the devil.
>
> FINALLY, when getting rid of jewel cases, please PLEASE recycle
> them. I actually send mine to a place on the East Coast, at my
> own cost (media mail, not too pricey.) Many city recycling
> centers won't process them, so be sure before you put them out.
>
> Anna
>
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> --
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> greg cagle | greg@glcagle.com | bothell, washington
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