On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:26:11 +0000, Cicero wrote:
And possibly also copying or verifying older data CDs / DVDs to prevent
any chance of corruption. I believe that some CDs and DVDs can age badly.

And they can be damaged easily, and there seems no guarantee that a
disc created in one drive will always work in the drive of a different
manufacturer.

Fine for transient stuff, or as a secondary source, but I just don't trust
them as primary for anything critical.

cheers

Jules