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Posted by Jim on December 16, 2007, 3:03 pm
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> jo wrote:
> > Jim,
>
> > This is somewhat off the specific topic of quicken backup, but since
> > it's related to CD backup in general, and happening to show up, for
> > me, when I back up Quicken, I'm taking the liberty to ask here.
>
> > I've recently upgraded my dinosaur from ME to XP and learned how to
> > burn cds. With ME I was using an ancient version of EZ CD Creator to
> > make my Quicken backups from 4 zip files which I rotated thru on a
> > rather haphazard basis. EZ CD copied the 4 zip files, or any
> > individual one that I updated, to my CDRW, with the same date that is
> > on the hard drive copy. Now that I am using XP's builtin function, I
> > notice that the file dates are the date of the burn, not the dates of
> > the file, so that if I were to need to distinguish one file from
> > another by just looking at the CD, I couldn't (well, I probably could,
> > in that they just get bigger). Is this standard for the CD burner
> > that comes with XP and does newer Roxio (or other) burning software
> > "fix" this?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > jo
>
> I use the Roxio software instead of the XP burning software. The files
> are burned to the CD when they get written by the application, just as
> they were with the older EZCD Creator. The dates reflect that. The XP
> method of writing the files to a holding area on the disk, then burning
> them at some future date never did seem like a good way to go.
>
> For Quicken, I've been using the option to add the date to the file
> names. This created unique file names for each backup. Now, with Karen's
> Replicator, I have it create a directory that includes the date in the
> name, then copy the files into that directory. I use CDR's, and take
> them to the bank when they are full. I used to use a single CDRW, but
> I've had them go bad, so that they could not be read. Having multiple
> backup copies, even if they are a little old seemed better than trusting
> one fragile plastic disk with all of my critical data. Buying blank
> CDR's by the spool makes them too cheap to worry about the cost.
>
> -Jim-- Hide quoted text -
>
Burned CDs do not last forever. So after a few years you
should be reburning this old CDs if you still need the data on them.
Keep these backup CDs in a cool dark place like your basement.
Thanks,
Jim
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