[MacDV] Re: Looking for more storage?

[John Collins]

  Thanks-- this information is helpful-- I have the same issue. I am not 
a .mac subscriber but would be interested based on Mike's comment.  
Does anybody know if .mac will also back up to DVD-RAM. I use an 
internal (Panasonic LF-D521U) in a n external FW enclosure for backing 
up to 4.7 reusable cartridges. I have had problems with OSX's support 
for DVD-RAM but the set up works OK for my backup purposes. However, it 
would be nice if it were a little more automatic. I would appreciate 
other experiences on the topic.

John in Tucson

On Jan 8, 2004, at 10:27 AM, Michael Winter wrote:

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> On Jan 8, 2004, at 10:45 AM, Peter van der Linden wrote:
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>> The current generation of consumer DVD's only go up to 4.7GB 
>> capacity.  The next generation will go to 9GB, but they won't be 
>> available in volume for a year or more.  So you need to back up to 
>> disk.  The alternative is to find some software that can split 
>> backups across several dvds.
>
> If you have a .mac account, Apple's Backup program will split things 
> up across mutliple CDs or DVDs. The only thing I'm not sure about is 
> how it handles large files. I don't know if it can split a single 
> large file across two DVDs or not, which could lead to a lot of wasted 
> space.
>
> -Mike
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