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Damies · Posted 03-21-2011, 09:31 PM

So I have 5 years worth of my photography on various CD-Rs and I am now working on trying to copy all the photos to my external hard drive since it'll actually have room for them all.

My problem? I just put in the first disc, easily the one with the fewest pictures on it, and the window I opened to look at the files has frozen. This does not bode well for this project...

Coda · Posted 03-23-2011, 08:53 AM

Cheap CD-Rs degenerate over time, making them unsuitable for long-term storage. I'm sorry. :(

Batty · Posted 03-23-2011, 01:31 PM

I've had the same problem, before.

-huggles Moonie-

I'm sorry, love!

And actually, that sounds like a really good idea... -stares at her external-

Damies · Posted 03-27-2011, 12:03 AM

Yeah I knew they weren't the best for long term, but I didn't have money for an external until last December. And I didn't think of copying them all to the external until just last week.

Luckily I got it all done. With about 20 corrupted files out of all the discs I copied over. Most of them from the 2006 section too so it figures.

Also all my pictures took up about 80GB on my external. xD

Illusion · Posted 05-19-2011, 12:48 AM

DISC DRIVES ARE EVIL! They eat your nice scratch free discs like their steaks!

Damies ADICTED		Curse you disc drive! -shakefist-	#1
	So I have 5 years worth of my photography on various CD-Rs and I am now working on trying to copy all the photos to my external hard drive since it'll actually have room for them all. My problem? I just put in the first disc, easily the one with the fewest pictures on it, and the window I opened to look at the files has frozen. This does not bode well for this project... ಠ_ಠ
		Posted 03-21-2011, 09:31 PM

Batty ~!Halloween Queen!~			#3
	I've had the same problem, before. -huggles Moonie- I'm sorry, love! And actually, that sounds like a really good idea... -stares at her external- Mama bat to a beautiful baby bat <3
		Posted 03-23-2011, 01:31 PM

		#4	Damies ADICTED
Yeah I knew they weren't the best for long term, but I didn't have money for an external until last December. And I didn't think of copying them all to the external until just last week. Luckily I got it all done. With about 20 corrupted files out of all the discs I copied over. Most of them from the 2006 section too so it figures. Also all my pictures took up about 80GB on my external. xD ಠ_ಠ
	Posted 03-27-2011, 12:03 AM

		#2	Coda Developer
Cheap CD-Rs degenerate over time, making them unsuitable for long-term storage. I'm sorry. :(
	Posted 03-23-2011, 08:53 AM

Illusion The Illusionist			#5
	DISC DRIVES ARE EVIL! They eat your nice scratch free discs like their steaks!
		Posted 05-19-2011, 12:48 AM

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