How long will my archived info last on CD?
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It seems that if you take care of them they should retain their data for a good long while (wikipedia says 100 years); however, the way most people handle and store them they will only last for a couple of years.\n\nCheck out the wikipedia article on CD-Rs and their lifespans:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R#Optimal_storage_conditions_and_expected_lifespan\n\nThis guy also has some interesting information on the subject:\nhttp://www.practicalpc.co.uk/computing/storage/cdrlifespan.htm
868813
Nope, just have to buy a CR-RW.  That way you can create a cd, and if you mess up or don't like it, you can delete the contents and make a new  one, or just add to it.
671513
There is absolutely no time or size  limit !\nBut if you use registry and cache cleaners regularly they will be deleted !
1033098
yes there is a cd protection about this,unfortunately i dont remember the name its about 4-5 years old. use nero to extract the tracks\nor to copy it use clonecd with clony xxl,u are in mac's so find some applications that they do the same job as the one that i have mention above
1120502
Here's something interesting I found on a website from Roxio:\n\nAbout 90+ minute CDs \n\nAccording to the official Red Book standard, the maximum playing time for an audio CD is 74 minutes. This specification has been stretched by everyone in the industry to support 80-minute audio CDs. However, anything over 80 minutes clearly violates the specification. Most CD players and CD recorders will therefore have problems reading or writing 90-minute discs. The following problems can occur: \n\n- CD player doesn't recognize the disc \n- CD head bounces out of the groove \n- CD player can't find tracks after 80 minutes \n- CD can't be copied \n- CD can't be read (90+ minute CDs use a very tight groove) \n- CD created may contain same sector number twice \n- CD created may contain a sector with a negative number \n\nMost of these problems will result in an unreadable CD. Worse, it is even possible that trying to record or play a 90+ minute CD could physically damage the CD player or recorder. WE THEREFORE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT USE 90+ MINUTE CDs!
788197
no, your files will remain...no need to worry. \n\nim sorry, but your a lil outta date...if you want xp, or even vista, i can hook you up.
540452
My memorex cd says it will hold 700 MB or 80 minutes of music.
957833
This is what is now know as a "coaster" since it's best just to use it as that now anyways. Either it got messed up in the burning process (you should ALWAYS manually check to see if files are accessible on it instead of relying on software saying it burned successfuly BEFORE deleting your files off your hard drive), bad media or any number of different things.\n\nSometimes, rarely, you just need to restart your computer because another application won't let go of using information from it. The media can be fixed by what brand and model you get. You should check online for reviews of certain brands and model of CD-R's. They are not all equally built the same. My Imation model did much better than Memorex (a better know company). \n\nThen again, CD-R's are only guaranteed to last around 10 years. Since not all makes and models are the same, you can't always get as much lifetime as you'd think. CD's already burned (music cd that you buy at a store) versus CD-R and you'll know the pre-burned one will have a shelf life of 100 years. This is because of the process to burn it. You're burning it on the outside for the most part and music cd's, cd-roms, etc are burned THEN pressed together. I've lost data to faulty brands in the past.\n\nAlso, your cd-rom drive could need to be updated. Check for firmware updates.\n\nIf you REALLY have critical data on that disc that you MUST need, there are specialists that can get it off for you. However, it's expensive.\n\nTry a different cd-rom. Sometimes only CD-RW drives will read certain formatted cd-r's.\n\nA trick that I've done before but rarely works is insert it into another cd-rom and use another disc to burn it again from the failed copy. It's not guaranteed but it's worth a shot.\n\nLike I said, there could be any number of reasons and I just listed a few, not all. More than likely though, 99.99% of the time, it's a coaster and you can't use it. Should always check to see if it's on there BEFORE deleting your files. To reduce bad burns, go to a slower setting on burning it. Instead of 52X, try 48X and go lower if it need be. A certain brand of DVD-R that I've had before was rated for 16X, yet to get successful burns, I had to use the 4X setting. Slower but at least it's not failed.
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If you do that you will lose a lot of quality. CD+RWs can't hold enough data (700mb).
677461
It depends on the size of your hard drive, and the speed of your cpu, and how full your hard drive is, and also how badly fragmented the drive is. It can take as long as 1 to 2 days, or as short as 30 to 60 minutes. Patience is required as you have discovered.
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Save info to a CD-R not CD-RW, it can't be erased!\nAlso, if your trying to block access, get a program that lets you password protect files.\nWasn't sure which you were going for!
459315
Set your history to 999 and it willl record pretty much everything you have lloked at. The one that were 2 Weeks ago are gone if you have you history set for only 12 to 14 days.
450476
you can select the top one and hit play and fastforward through it then select the song below that and fastforward through it and then the naxt song and so forth untill you have done all 4259 songs.  or an easier way you could burn them all to cds and then dlete all your files off the comp and reload them all back on then they will have no last played date
1116102
Only files that haven't been acsessed for awhile will risk being deleted.\n\nThe Wizard will ask you if you want to save them
483065
I wouldn't even worry about it. The stuff on those disks is superfluous at best, borderline malwear at worst. It's all completely unnecessary, and frankly, you're better off without it on your pc, for the space it frees up if nothing else.
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Most burnable CD's can hold around 80 minutes, so you could burn three 25 minute comedy programs onto one CD.\n\nThe hardware necessary to burn CD's is a CD burner.  You can buy one at almost any electronics store (Best Buy, for instance).  Ask any sales associate to help you find the best one for your computer.\n\nBurning a CD requires either Windows Media Player (WMP) or an actual burning software.  If you have WMP, then you just have to find the file you want to burn, right click on it and select "Add to Burn List".  For instance, if you wanted to burn your favorite comedy routine by Dane Cook, you would locate the file in the folder where you saved it, right click on the file, then look for "Add to Burn List" when the option box drops down.  When you click on "Add to Burn List", it should open WMP for you and add the song to the "Burn List" which will show up on the right side of the program.  Add as many files as you can (less than 80 minutes worth) and then select "Start Burn" (which will be at the bottom right of the WMP program).\n\nIf you don't have or don't want to use WMP, download this free CD burning program: http://www.download.com/Express-Burn/3000-2646_4-10596271.html?tag=lst-0-7
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That's tough to answer without hearing the noise and comparing to the disc activity light.  To be safe, yes, be prepared for the worst.  You might start backing up your My Documents to CD/DVD or an external hard drive.