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Old 07-07-2008, 12:32 AM
Morton
 
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Re: Backing up and Copying data, pictures, etc...
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

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>
> 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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>

Hi,

I tried several times to read the attachment, but all that I get is a
blank screen. I'm running Vista and SeaMonkey
Any help will be appreciated.
Morton
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