I was only able to backup AFTER I formatted the disc.... Arlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie" <charlieh@wt.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [FO] backup to CD > Alfred and Arlene, > > Actually, using a CDRW disc, you do not need to format the disc first, > as long as you use a mastering program (Like Easy CD Creator) and > write to the disc in multisession mode. This means the program doesn't > "close" the disc after each write.... it just closes the "session". > Using this technique, you can write many many sessions of backups > before filling the CD. Then just switch to another CDRW and erase the > old one to use again. > > Moreover, this technique also works with regular "write once" CDs (and > they are much cheaper). When the disc is eventually filled, just > archive it as secure backups, and start filling another one. > > Formatting implies that you are using "packet writing" using a program > like Direct CD to write to the CD "seamlessly", that is, just like > copying files to another drive on your computer. This is a technique > that sounds very good, however many people have experienced data loss > and corrupted CDs using this method, so for those of you using packet > writing, it's very important to keep several different CDs in rotation > in saving your files. > > Alfred Eller wrote: > > > > Have you formatted the CD? I have to study up on this usage, but it seems > > to me that to be able to write directly to a CD in multiple sessions, you > > have to format them first. > > > > You can burn a CD in one session without formatting it, but you can not > > write to it again. > > > > If you are using the rewriteable CDs, of course you can, but then the first > > part is erased and the new files overwrite it. (I think!) > > > > Good luck, > > Alfred > > > > =========== > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Arlene" <aparnes@earthlink.net> > > > > > I've been backing up both to MY DOCUMENTS folder and to a CD-RW. > > > > > > Now I need to use a new CD. > > > > > > I am getting the following message: "You do not have permission to open > > > this file. See the owner of the file or an administrator to obtain > > > permission." > > > > > > The CD is empty. There is no password on my entire HD (I am the only > > user). > > > > > > What can be wrong? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Arlene > > > > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > > Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ > > Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/ > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > -- > Charlie Hoffpauir > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Very basic Windows: http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/created4/COMPUTERBASICS.html > basic HTML: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Just a few comments in clarification... If using a mastering program such as Easy CD Creator, you don't back up directly from FO to the CD. Instead, what you do is to do your back up from inside FO to your hard drive. Then, later (I usually collect several different backup files, renaming each of them to correspond to the date they were made), you write these backup files to the CD using multisession mode. With this procedure, I normally write about 4 or 5 backup files at a time...... you set whatever number you are confortable with. I save my "backups" to a second hard drive, so they are true backups in that they are saved independently to the current working file. Since I make additions to my genealogy file almost daily, I also make a backup file almost daily.... but only write them to a CD every one or two weeks. Once written to the CD, they are erased from the hard drive to free up room. Arlene wrote: > > I was only able to backup AFTER I formatted the disc.... > Arlene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charlie" <charlieh@wt.net> > To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [FO] backup to CD > > > Alfred and Arlene, > > > > Actually, using a CDRW disc, you do not need to format the disc first, > > as long as you use a mastering program (Like Easy CD Creator) and > > write to the disc in multisession mode. This means the program doesn't > > "close" the disc after each write.... it just closes the "session". > > Using this technique, you can write many many sessions of backups > > before filling the CD. Then just switch to another CDRW and erase the > > old one to use again. > > > > Moreover, this technique also works with regular "write once" CDs (and > > they are much cheaper). When the disc is eventually filled, just > > archive it as secure backups, and start filling another one. > > > > Formatting implies that you are using "packet writing" using a program > > like Direct CD to write to the CD "seamlessly", that is, just like > > copying files to another drive on your computer. This is a technique > > that sounds very good, however many people have experienced data loss > > and corrupted CDs using this method, so for those of you using packet > > writing, it's very important to keep several different CDs in rotation > > in saving your files. > > > > Alfred Eller wrote: > > > > > > Have you formatted the CD? I have to study up on this usage, but it > seems > > > to me that to be able to write directly to a CD in multiple sessions, > you > > > have to format them first. > > > > > > You can burn a CD in one session without formatting it, but you can not > > > write to it again. > > > > > > If you are using the rewriteable CDs, of course you can, but then the > first > > > part is erased and the new files overwrite it. (I think!) > > > > > > Good luck, > > > Alfred > > > > > > =========== > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Arlene" <aparnes@earthlink.net> > > > > > > > I've been backing up both to MY DOCUMENTS folder and to a CD-RW. > > > > > > > > Now I need to use a new CD. > > > > > > > > I am getting the following message: "You do not have permission to > open > > > > this file. See the owner of the file or an administrator to obtain > > > > permission." > > > > > > > > The CD is empty. There is no password on my entire HD (I am the only > > > user). > > > > > > > > What can be wrong? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Arlene > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > > > Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ > > > Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > -- > > Charlie Hoffpauir > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > > Very basic Windows: > http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/created4/COMPUTERBASICS.html > > basic HTML: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > The "Family Origins® Wish List" http://formalsoft.com/wishlist.htm > ??? FAQ ??? -- http://www.graabek.com/fow/fofaq.html > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/