No CD-drive?

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thepits

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I was thinking cd but it would get obsolete by corruption or as computers are doing away with cd-drives etc.
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Interesting concept.

in the middle ages :) computers ran / were updated from punched card or tape.

Then 8-inch Floppy [as they were encased in card] discs arrived, followed by the 5¼-inch, and then the 3½-inch sizes, both still called FDD's - though they were rigid not floppy :o

On we go to the CD-drive, used to read and write data.

So, without any of these what do use to update and copy? :?

Discuss.........
 
thepits said:
Maniac said:
USB Memory stick/Hard Disks...
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Yes I knew that, but a CD is so simple, has more capacity than USB, and is simpler - remember KISS? :o
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Er.. no. USB Memory stick I have in the car is 128GB. A CD can contain 700MB, around 180 times less than my USB Memory stick I have. Also CD's can be damaged easily, are very large relatively.

IMHO A USB memory stick is as simple as a CD, neither you nor I can create either but they're easily made in manufacture.
 
Most machines are online now, so online storage is the way to go - i have high capacity USB sticks, but find I make far more use of cloud storage options. Memory is so cheap, CDs, like tapes and other forms of discs will become even more obsolete.

It's also a good idea to convert your historical storage onto the latest versions as drivers for older mechanisms will also disappear.
 
Oh, and my main machine is an MacBook air for personal work, and Lenovo for work. Neither has a CD, and I've not needed one for a few years now.
 
markeg said:
Most machines are online now, so online storage is the way to go - i have high capacity USB sticks, but find I make far more use of cloud storage options.
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Oh yes, the "cloud" i.e. a bit of a hard-drive on a non-descript server somewhere in the country/world, where you have no ideas on the level of security. :thumbsdown:

Appears to be a great concept, but looks to be open to abuse and hacking :o

IMHO I'd rather keep all my important data [and backed up] in-house - yes on a memory card / 2nd HDD :rofl:
 
Looking at how much a NAS drive can cost for home use, vs a similar cloud setup, for some it certainly still seems to be the way to go about things.

As for cd's...well just look at how much difficulty HMV/Blockbuster went through as they didn't respond to changes in the market with regards to physical media.
 
A common misconception that "cloud" storage is non-descript servers somewhere - the term can also apply to ones own servers (which is how I use it in my case). And at no time did I mention its my only form of backup - sorry if i missed the point of your question, as I read this to ask "what is next on the evolutionary path for storage..."


thepits said:
in the middle ages :) computers ran / were updated from punched card or tape.

Then 8-inch Floppy [as they were encased in card] discs arrived, followed by the 5¼-inch, and then the 3½-inch sizes, both still called FDD's - though they were rigid not floppy :o

On we go to the CD-drive, used to read and write data.

So, without any of these what do use to update and copy? :?

Discuss.........
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Don't trust cloud storage, I used to work in IT for BT and remember when a change on BT Cloud went wrong and there was talk of all the data stored getting lost, fortunately it didnt
 
As an aside my concern is what to store my 80Gb of pictures on for future generations. .USB possibly, hard drives, not confident they will last, DVD, and BluRay, well ive got CD's that I burnt 10 years ago thst aren't readable...its a quandary
 
ric19 said:
As an aside my concern is what to store my 80Gb of pictures on for future generations. .USB possibly, hard drives, not confident they will last, DVD, and BluRay, well ive got CD's that I burnt 10 years ago thst aren't readable...its a quandary
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As above you will need to migrate them as time goes by to the latest storage, otherwise risk that they can't be read in years to come.
 
Why not just encrypt locally before uploading to the cloud? That way, if the hosting server(s) get compromised, you need not worry.
 
ric19 said:
Don't trust cloud storage, I used to work in IT for BT and remember when a change on BT Cloud went wrong and there was talk of all the data stored getting lost, fortunately it didnt
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As I said I dont trust cloud storage. .
 
ric19, cloud storage doesn't have to rely on third parties like amazon, google, apple, dropbox etc etc - do your own, buy some xTB Cloud server(s), and work out a backup strategy using other drives. Just make sure you duplicate often and test frequently - memory is so cheap these days.
 
Well that tbh is my current strategy as they are currently backed up on 3 discrete hard drives one which is kept in my fire safe
 
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