"Biggles" wrote in message
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DO NOT use a USB memory stick as a backup device. Why not? Well, you can
lose it, damage it, corrupt it. CD or DVD is the best option for most home
users at the moment.

They do, however, have the advantage that you can wear them around your neck
in bed at night, which at least one writer uses as a safeguard against
losing her current work in case of theft or fire.

Colin Bignell