I probably do something I shouldn't, but I'd like to hear what you all think. I buy my writable CDs in those "towers," and after recording I store them on a tower. I have hundreds of them, and they are stacked without any separation between them. Is this a problem? Pat in Gwinnett Co ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. W. Byrd" <deborahbryd@bellsouth.net> To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [GAGEN] data recovery > yeah it helps, and that should have been remagnetize. As with any media > that stores data through magnetic media it needs to be regularly refreshed, > to keep it from degrading, and of course since I have joined the ranks of > those with middle age syndrome, that my story at least, I don't remember to > do so as often as I should. The little harddrive is constantly being gaused > so to speak, so I don't have to drag out the media to it. > > Deborah Byrd > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> > To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 8:43 AM > Subject: Re: [GAGEN] data recovery > > > I really like the automated back-up idea. > > Thanks to all who responded on this issue. I think we helped solve > the researcher's problem. > > GAGenWebbers are the best! > > Vivian > > At 08:13 PM 9/7/2007, you wrote: >>I know its a little late, but I have a small portable harddrive, about the >>size of a credit card holds around 2 gigs that I use for a backup. Uses a >>USB port got a couple of years ago from Iomega. I use it only for data and >>photos. I keep it plugged it and have it set to automatically back up any >>files that change within certain file groups. >> >>I can't seem to remember to demagnetized discs every so often which you >>need >>to with floppies and CDs and DVDs. >> >>Deborah Byrd >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> >>To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:16 AM >>Subject: [GAGEN] data recovery >> >> >>Does anyone have experience with data recovery companies in the >>Atlanta area? Someone contacted me through GAGenWeb "About" asking >>for help in recovering 10 years of research lost in a computer crash. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Vivian >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>in >>the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It should be fine as long as the tower of CDs is stored in a climate-controlled area. Vivian At 10:41 AM 9/8/2007, you wrote: >I probably do something I shouldn't, but I'd like to hear what you >all think. I buy my >writable CDs in those "towers," and after recording I store them on >a tower. I have >hundreds of them, and they are stacked without any separation >between them. Is this a >problem? > >Pat in Gwinnett Co > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "D. W. Byrd" <deborahbryd@bellsouth.net> >To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 9:54 AM >Subject: Re: [GAGEN] data recovery > > > > yeah it helps, and that should have been remagnetize. As with any media > > that stores data through magnetic media it needs to be regularly refreshed, > > to keep it from degrading, and of course since I have joined the ranks of > > those with middle age syndrome, that my story at least, I don't remember to > > do so as often as I should. The little harddrive is constantly > being gaused > > so to speak, so I don't have to drag out the media to it. > > > > Deborah Byrd > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> > > To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 8:43 AM > > Subject: Re: [GAGEN] data recovery > > > > > > I really like the automated back-up idea. > > > > Thanks to all who responded on this issue. I think we helped solve > > the researcher's problem. > > > > GAGenWebbers are the best! > > > > Vivian > > > > At 08:13 PM 9/7/2007, you wrote: > >>I know its a little late, but I have a small portable harddrive, about the > >>size of a credit card holds around 2 gigs that I use for a backup. Uses a > >>USB port got a couple of years ago from Iomega. I use it only for data and > >>photos. I keep it plugged it and have it set to automatically back up any > >>files that change within certain file groups. > >> > >>I can't seem to remember to demagnetized discs every so often which you > >>need > >>to with floppies and CDs and DVDs. > >> > >>Deborah Byrd > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> > >>To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> > >>Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:16 AM > >>Subject: [GAGEN] data recovery > >> > >> > >>Does anyone have experience with data recovery companies in the > >>Atlanta area? Someone contacted me through GAGenWeb "About" asking > >>for help in recovering 10 years of research lost in a computer crash. > >> > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Vivian > >> > >>------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >>in > >>the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >>------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with > > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message