I am reminded of an article I saw a couple of years ago. The sub-title was "New media will let you keep your data forever- - - or five years, whichever comes first." ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue V<mailto:genealgal2@execulink.com> To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] life expectancy of your back-up files Like most of you, whether it is a family photo album or precious family tree research, I back up, back up, back up. Now I'm going to add another feature to my back-ups - a date of purchase written right on the CD and an annual reminder on the calendar to check for reburning needs. Why? CD life is 2 to 5 years according to folks more knowledgeable than I.....