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<blockquote data-quote="labingi" data-source="post: 44679">Thanks for replying.&nbsp; Well, what I do now is back up my work (mainly my dissertation) on my zip disk, usually each time I do any substantial writing (a few pages, for example), which means I typically get asked if I want to replace the preexisting file with the version I've just updated and I say, &quot;yes.&quot;&nbsp; Since I'm just saving text, I can't imagine that memory would be an issue.&nbsp; My understanding of CD-R (which is slight) is that, as you say, it's not rewritable, which suggests to me that I would end up with dozens of files on a disk, something like ch1.ver1, ch1.ver2, ch1.ver3, etc., if I can't replace ch1 with any updates as I work on it.&nbsp; This seems kind of silly, but I suppose it would be preferable to spending about $40 on a new drive.&nbsp; If it's really so troublesome just to save files on CD though, I might just get another back-up zip disk.&nbsp; (Saving on my zip works fine; I just get nervous because the zip disk is maybe 7 years old now and has seen a lot of wear.)Thanks for the input<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; If you or anyone has anything else to suggest/explain, I'd sure appreciate it!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="labingi, post: 44679"] Thanks for replying. Well, what I do now is back up my work (mainly my dissertation) on my zip disk, usually each time I do any substantial writing (a few pages, for example), which means I typically get asked if I want to replace the preexisting file with the version I've just updated and I say, "yes." Since I'm just saving text, I can't imagine that memory would be an issue. My understanding of CD-R (which is slight) is that, as you say, it's not rewritable, which suggests to me that I would end up with dozens of files on a disk, something like ch1.ver1, ch1.ver2, ch1.ver3, etc., if I can't replace ch1 with any updates as I work on it. This seems kind of silly, but I suppose it would be preferable to spending about $40 on a new drive. If it's really so troublesome just to save files on CD though, I might just get another back-up zip disk. (Saving on my zip works fine; I just get nervous because the zip disk is maybe 7 years old now and has seen a lot of wear.) Thanks for the input:) If you or anyone has anything else to suggest/explain, I'd sure appreciate it! [/QUOTE]

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