"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1BA38BB1-84C5-4D69-A1AD-048A33F4C97F@microsoft.com...
>I have some major copies to make of all my photo and mail files ..... My
> question is can I do the job on CD or DVD disks ? And what is the
> difference in the procedure ?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Dan


Read the attached excellent analysis from Michael Mahon in an earlier
thread.
Following this I splashed out for a couple of 500gig 'MyBook' external
drives which should be easier, cheaper, and more reliable than the CD/DVD
option [The drives make my desk resonate rather if stood on their own
'feet', but I have them running quietly, stood on a small piece of board
with bubblewrap between it and the desk.]. Deciding on the right backup
options, and arrangement of the images themselves in the new archives is
still taxing the old brain cells a bit... And double checking that the
files copied over actually open, before deleting from the original drive, is
taking time.

S