On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:14:47 +0200, Andrea Tasso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> penned: > I use dar (not tar, dar) > > On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 12:48:16PM -0400 or thereabouts, Dan Anderson wrote: >> I have a 40 GB hard disk I want to back up to CD. I figure I could run dd >> but the man page was unintelligible. Can anyone offer any suggestions? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> -Dan >> >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a >> subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >
Have you read http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/32593.html ? It suggests that CD-Rs won't last two years as reliable backup. Depending on the purpose of your backup, you may want to look into other solutions. Me, I use an external usb 2 drive, unplugged when not in use, plus rsync to actually copy the data. Every backup solution has pros and cons; this seems to be the best compromise for me. -- monique Please respond to the group OR to my email, but not both. (Group preferred.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
