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To all --PLEASE Back up your Music Libraries
Hi all
I hope you all regularly backup your music libraries.
I have around 500GB of FLAC files (approx 2100 CD equivalents) and am still using Acronis for this as it will write to spanned media (when the backup device is full it will ask for another one - I've got two external USB WD passport disks assigned for this).
I'm really wary of things like "ICHOONES" as these sort of systems have their own "propietary" format and often have DRM embedded which makes using generic backup programs like Acronis a problem - another plus for keeping your music library in a LOSSLESS format -- you can always create MP3 files from FLAC if you need to).
Judging by the horror stories I read on these forums of people NOT backing up their computers and having to re-install Windows - I'd imagine you could get into problems as well if you don't backup your music too. -- I certainly don't want to rip over 2,000 CD's again -- even if I could find them all.
So --I'd suggest a New years resolution for 2010 -- REGULARLY BACKUP YOUR MUSIC (data and OS as well BTW).
Disks do get broken / damaged. Accidents happen -- coffee / beer etc can get spilt and damage an external drive. You could get burgled, flooded etc etc.
Often lost music CANNOT be replaced unlike Windows 7.
Cheers
jimbo