On 4 Jul., 15:10, Rodolfo Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few days ago I by chance realized that the DVD-RW I had used for months to do > may backup was probably damaged: apparently it was not, because I could burn my > data onto it without problems; but when I tried to copy its content into a hard > disk I got I/O errors and some directories could not be copied. > > The problem disappeared when I changed the DVD with a brand new one, but now I > feel not sure: how can I know when my actual backup DVD should in case be > damaged as well? Is there any tool for that? > > Thanks for any reply, > Rodolfo
You might also want to have a look at dvdisaster (it is packaged in Debian). Not only can it tell you when a DVD starts to fail, it can usually recover the data for you (by use of separately-stored checksum information). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
