Dan wrote:
> 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

I agree with Paul.

Nero has a 'verify data after burn' setting that allows you to verify
what you burned of course. But I find cdcheck
http://www.kvipu.com/CDCheck/download.php very good for checking media.
It just tries reading every byte of data on the CD/DVD. Great for
checking those questionable CDs.

I'll just emphasize that I have found a lot of reference to the 'burn
slower is better' concept. If its a 52X CD, burn at 24x, maybe not 4x
but surely not at 52x. Also not all media works at the rated speed. I
know it should and others will probably yipe at me, but I've bought lots
of media and on a 48x burner, you can't get 48x out of the cd always.
And Visa versa, some 24X cd's will burn at 48x. That also scares me.

As paul said, play a bit. Don't trust it, especially for long term.

I've got 40+ years of photos on my main HD, a USB HD, and DVD's.