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Posted by da_MynDLesS_one on Dec-17-2002 23:30:

Backing up ur MP3s

I'm kinda curious as to what everyone uses to back up their gigs and gigs of MP3s...

I want to reformat my HD but to do that it'll require the backup of 8 gigs of tracks, and I don't wanna have to burn 10 or 11 CDs

What do u guys do? I wanna keep them safe and secure somewhere without having to spent a lotta money. Any suggestions?

Posted by The Wyyl on Dec-17-2002 23:36:

Depends on how much 'a lot of money' is for you. You can buy 40 gig hard drives now for under $150, so that could solve your problem.

But like you, I've run out of space (and money) so I'm forced to back up my music on CDRs.

Posted by Sir. Lunchalot on Dec-18-2002 00:00:

10 CD`s cost like 3 Bucks...won`t get much cheaper than this. 7G for three bucks...

Burn your stuff. I don`t see a cheaper or safer way.

Posted by da_MynDLesS_one on Dec-18-2002 01:08:

Burning them onto CDs is not so much a cost issue as it is a patience issue

Posted by mndeg on Dec-18-2002 01:56:

I put it on my D drive, I have two hard drives, so if I have to format windows nothing on D gets erased

Posted by zzleeper on Dec-18-2002 02:59:

The thing that works best IMO is this:

SHARE YOUR STUFF WITH SOME FRIEND THAT LIKES TRANCE (or whatever u listen)..

Better, share your stuff with MORE than one friend..

In that way, if your stuff is destroyed, u'll have a few backups available

Posted by dj_cuba on Dec-18-2002 14:20:

Backing up your MP3's on a hardrive is just stupid! Hardrives can go wrong or get corrupted without warning. Trust me I should know I always back up my stuff on CD-Rs. You can't go wrong with cds. Yes it may take patience, but you'll be thankfull when your HD fucks up

How many times have you seen people posting threads about how they lost X GB of Mp3's on there hardrive? It happens everyday almost. It's not worth the risk imo

Posted by Illusion on Dec-18-2002 15:21:

I've got a 120Giger for my Mp3s

Posted by blank on Dec-19-2002 03:23:

burnin them on cd's are the best solution..thats what i do when my HHD fills up..

but try to get some quility cds so u dont have any probs by using them in the future...some cds are shitty quality

Posted by arj1o1 on Dec-19-2002 09:36:

every month i burn them to 2 of 3 cd's