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robbyc23

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Jan 26, 2004
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Howdy Folks,

I run a recording studio here in Ireland and I generate quite a large amount of audio files which need to be backed up.
I've been trawling the net looking for a backup utility which can automatically create compressed files of a size which can fit onto individual CD's.

Anyone got any ideas or solutions?

Thanks in advance,

Robby
 
Solafaa

Solafaa

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Jul 15, 2004
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Use DVD's, there very cheap and can store as much 6 CD's on 1 DVD. I looked for some products and i think any of these would work for you.

For files between 1MB-500MB - Get a CD/RW they are very cheap and you can get cd's anywere.

For files between 500MB-4GB - Get a DVD/RW they are great and blank DVD'd are cheap (little more then cd's).

For files between 4GB-????GB - Get External hard disk, i found a 250GB modle for -$400.00 here is the link:

http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Network_storage/4007-3190_9-0.html

If you need more space then that i would recomend you get tape storage, i am not sure how much space they have but i know its more the +1k GB. The price would also be very high, Gool Luck.
 
varmit

varmit

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I would suggest external firewire harddrive. They come with backup software that makes it completely automated for you and you don't have to worry about space.
 
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robbyc23

macrumors newbie
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Jan 26, 2004
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Ireland
Yup...

I'm thinking about tape storage alright.

I have two external 500Gb drives, which are fine, but I also have to do individual backups for each band, which usually amounts to around 20Gb.

Might invest in a DVD drive soon, sounds like a good plan.

I have been using Data backup 2 which can compress a days recording into one large file, but what software could I use to chop this file up across a few CD/DVD's?
 
jeremy.king

jeremy.king

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Jul 23, 2002
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You may want to look into Apple's Backup (part of .Mac) or Dantz Retrospect. Both allow spanning across multiple CDs, but I am not sure if it will break up a file.
 
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robbyc23

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Jan 26, 2004
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Ireland
Spanning!

That's the keyword I was looking for!

I'll continue the hunt...

Thanks for the advice everyone.
 
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