Using bluray discs to perform a backup
Hello,
I am considering purchasing a bluray writer with which to perform backups via my acronis trueimage 2013 has anyone used this media, if so how sucessfull is it? Does it support disc spanning?
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Thanks for the input, I too have used the method you state to backup to DVDs but now bluray recorders are cheap I thought might be a good time to use this type of media.
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Given you can buy a 1TB hard disk for around £52, it is really a marginal saving using Bluray 1TB of disk would cost c. £40 plus cost of drive (if you have to purchase 1. In reality, you would probably end up with disks partially filled, as you backups won't be a perfect mutiple of 25 MB.
Hard disks are much more reliable (and much faster especially if you have to verfy the write operation on the bluray disks).
rgds
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Martin,
I agree 100% with your statements concerning costs and time involved, but long term storage on Blu-ray writable media (approx. 100-150 years) should exceed the lifespan of a hard disk drive.
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