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Posted by bobbytk on Jul-16-2002 07:06:

Backing up music, How-To?

backing up mp3's in case pc crashes, most ppl do it.
i'm just wondering how you guys keep track of what you got on mp3 and on what cd's there kept on.
winamp playlists(1 on cd,1 on pc) , windows excel. (like me)
or are there better ways ?

Posted by Strike on Jul-16-2002 07:09:

i keep my mp3s organized in folders
to back up
i burn em onto a cd and just label the cd with the folder names

Posted by jinxed84 on Jul-16-2002 07:12:

you can just save the cd layout(from your burn program) and number the cd then refer back to it put all the cd layouts on a cd and make a "glossary" of sorts ...i havent really payed much attention though to keeping track of what is on what disc because if my comp crashes ill just load them all back on anyway and find out then

Posted by Matrix on Jul-16-2002 07:36:

write a text or word document that has a numbered list of all the cd's you have and whats on each one.

Or a cool thing that i just started doing is creating an autorun.inf file that autoloads every song on the cd into a playlist. that way, when you put the cd into your drive, it loads every song you have on it.

I use the text document to keep track of everything still though

Posted by arjoderoon on Jul-16-2002 08:46:

download supercat. it catelogs all your cd within a second. when you want to know what track is on what disk you just type in a part of the track name and it searches for it in the catalogs. and it really fast...

Posted by eXeTik on Jul-16-2002 11:09:

I divide it all into 3 categories:
-)Full Albums & Dj sets
-)Music Videos
-)Volumes- Individual tracks

After labeling the CD (Full albums #56, Volume 85, etc...) I scan the CD with Where is it.

Posted by Wasted_Space on Jul-16-2002 13:17:

Ctrl C

Ctrl V

Posted by Fandom on Jul-16-2002 14:24:

I just burn the cd's and when they are full albums i wait till i can get a cd full of them,organized in folders.
Then,after the burn,i just label the cd's with the folders names.
when it comes to trance-dance etc.,which is what I have mostly in my pc,i just place them all together and when i have a full cd of new songs i burn it and draw something like "Trance Collection 08" with permanent marker.does anyone know if it's harmful?
anyway,its a cool thing to get a 200 cd holder,these things rule!

Greetz

Posted by arjoderoon on Jul-16-2002 15:20:

but how can you find ever a particular track when you only mark your cd with "trance collection 08"?
its impossible. that is why i use supercat. i can find the specific track very fast in the catalogs. adn then you know on which cd it is.

Posted by igottaknow on Jul-16-2002 18:11:

Backup with CDs is tedious task, you'll find backing up to 2nd hardrive is a better solution. External drives are really nice, get 80-120 gigs go for around $300.

Posted by branmuffin on Jul-16-2002 19:19:

I have a 120 gig hd, with somewhere around 60 gigs of music on it so far, and I definately have problems backing up, this requires me to use in the neighborhood of 90-100 cd's to backup. Needless to say, it would be along and very difficult process, so how should I backup all this super awesome music so in case my hd coes bye bye (again, i lost my old mp3 16 gig colection due to a hd crash, and I dont want it to happen again.)

Posted by Technaut on Jul-16-2002 19:44:

quote:
Originally posted by eXeTik
I divide it all into 3 categories:
-)Full Albums & Dj sets
-)Music Videos
-)Volumes- Individual tracks

After labeling the CD (Full albums #56, Volume 85, etc...) I scan the CD with Where is it.

that program seems to be pretty damn good mate

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-16-2002 21:14:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
Backup with CDs is tedious task, you'll find backing up to 2nd hardrive is a better solution.

Ding ding!
Winar!
(you have NO idea how many CDs you're going to end up with)

Posted by bobbytk on Jul-17-2002 21:39:

i see 2 options now, either i use advanced mp3 catalog pro (i got a crack reg file for version 1.21 and 2.35 but cant find them versions online)
wich is the best option coz its such a great prog specialy made for this purpose

OR

i can create file name lists in text format (using prog called windirlist) , and use a html page to make links called cd1 cd2 cd3 cd4 cd5 etc with on those page's the text files. and making one combined big text file on the main page so i can use IE search option to look for a song.

if anyone can provide a cracked version of advanced mp3 catalog pro woud be nice

Posted by teo on Jul-17-2002 22:27:

well havent though of it so much yet, i just have them on my hd and use the search dunction from windows when i want to find something, but if a hd crush happens then im in a bad position..the mp3s i have into cdz i just remeber in wich cd i have what..maybe i have a good memory ...but i guess this want happen if i end up having 200cdz full of mp3s...lol...ill try one of the progs mentioned above..

Posted by nekholm on Jul-18-2002 15:03:

I use mp3stock, it's pretty damn good.

Posted by bobbytk on Jul-19-2002 14:32:

quote:
Originally posted by teo
well havent though of it so much yet, i just have them on my hd and use the search dunction from windows when i want to find something, but if a hd crush happens then im in a bad position..the mp3s i have into cdz i just remeber in wich cd i have what..maybe i have a good memory ...but i guess this want happen if i end up having 200cdz full of mp3s...lol...ill try one of the progs mentioned above..

i allready have over 5000 its impossible to remember what i have where