> i kinda like cpio for fast backup of filesystems... for large media > files (think anime movies) -- I think its generally best to just > burn them on a iso..
ISO files have a 2 GB filesize limit, so large files don't fit. I switched to using FFS, which allows files as large as the media will hold (4.7 GB for DVD) at the expense of reduced portability to other piles of bits claiming to be an operation system. I now make my small filesystems the exact same size as a DVD, which allows making a backup on DVD which can be mounted and accessed normally, easier than messing with restore or tar. Backing up the big stuff is problematic.
