Re: partially invisible back-up DVD.
On 28/10/2021 00:09, home user wrote:
If the problem were the drive (or dust), then wouldn't the April disc
have the same problems, and wouldn't the October disc not work in Disks?
Not necessarily. Remember there are multiple lasers in the drive. If the one responsible
for writing is
getting weak or was impacted by dust at the time it may cause a poorly written disc.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, the disc you're using is write once media. So, you
could have a media issue.
The drive is 8 years old. It's not heavily used; maybe 3 or 4 times per
year in the past 6+ years.
As I mentioned, I don't use my optical drives much. But I've found several dead
when I've gone
to use them. So, usage may not always be an indicator of health.
> I stopped using DVD's and CD's a long time ago. I only use it if I have
to boot a live DVD since my motherboard doesn't
> support booting from USB. USB drives are quite inexpensive and more
reliable than discs with the added advantage of
> having higher capacity. Why not switch?
Someday, but not yet.
FWIW, I don't even use those. I do daily user backups to a NAS using rsync. Still a
USB thumb drive is much better
and more reliable than optical storage.
Anyway, my experience/knowledge of optical storage is limited. So, I've got no more
suggestions. :-(
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