CD VS Floppy Disk

[Guest]

I would like to know if there is reasonably priced software that will allow
me to use the CD like a floppy disk for easy backup..I find the CD not
convenient when copy and pasting...I believe the process is called "packet
writing"...Any takers Thanks...Nick Meale

 

[Richard Urban]

Roxio (Drag To Disk) or Nero (InCD) are what you want.

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[Opinicus]

I would like to know if there is reasonably priced software that will allow
me to use the CD like a floppy disk for easy backup..I find the CD not
convenient when copy and pasting...I believe the process is called "packet
writing"

Be aware that "packet-written" CDs are not a good backup option as they can
only be read on systems that are able to read rewritable CDs. (As I once
discovered to my dismay and cost.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW

The more I think about it, the less justification I can find for using
rewritable CD/DVDs.

If you're looking for an affordable option for easy backup, get a USB flash
memory drive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_memory_drives

 

[Guest]

I agree that using RW media is difficult to justify based on the prices of
the R media. Also, keep in mind that writing to CDs in this manner may
produce discs onreadble on other machines (as mentioned) and more importantly
is not reliable. It is very easy to render RW media unreadable by writing to
it in this manner. The file system is damaged and the disc can even become
"unformatable" and must be thrown away. I lost many a disc of important
information that luckily I had backed-up elsewhere. I know others with
similar experiences. If you do go this route, avoid storing important
information on it and save yourself troubles.

Ryan

 

[Jonny]

Kinda difficult to ascertain that it's "packet writing" without running into
software that does that.