Hello !

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my question - you were
a big

help to me !

I was not able to view the recommended attachment analysis from Michael
Mahon but hope to come across it in my searching.

Regards,

Dan



"spamlet" wrote:

>
> "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
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