Packet writing - how safe is it?

What is the possibility that I will experience data loss using packet
writing software?

Si.

99.9% possibility; eventually...g

Seriously; using top quality media your drive was designed around you
will have a lower possibility...G

Tim K

"Si" wrote in message
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What is the possibility that I will experience data loss using packet
writing software?

Si.

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Timmy Kroesen ("Net-Trash") wrote:

"Si" wrote...
What is the possibility that I will experience data loss using packet
writing software?

99.9% possibility; eventually...g

Seriously; using top quality media your drive was designed around you
will have a lower possibility...G

[ g, G - Idiot's perpetual silly grin ]

Don't you believe Mikey's words, Timmy?

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From: Mike Richter (Acraptec Shill)
Subject: A note on Take Two
Date: 9/1/99

For Take Two to work ideally, your drive must support
packet writing and you must have DCD installed...to do it.

You may back up ... to a DCD-formatted erasable.
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Imagine for Take Two, supposedly a backup software, to work "ideally",
it must use supposedly *inherently* flaky, fragile, faulty, unreliable
packet writing format!

Moreover, the supposedly *inherently* flaky, fragile, faulty, unreliable
packet writing format was good enough for BACKUP, even when combined
with supposedly *inherently* flaky, fragile, forgetful, unreliable cd-rw
media!

Don't you believe Mikey's words, Timmy?

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Si wrote:
What is the possibility that I will experience data loss using packet
writing software?

If you use DirectCD (or Drag-to-Disc), that's a certainty according to
none other than a cRoxio Shill.

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From: "BrianT"
Subject: Loosing Disk Space {formatting CDRW}
Date: 5/8/03

Mike Richter (cRoxio Shill) wrote...

BrianT wrote:

When I re-format a CDRW with Drag to Disk Full Format {EasyCD
6}, the space available after format drops by between 150 and
200 Mgs and I cannot get it back. A full format on a new CDRW
is OK. This never happened with EasyCD 5.


The space you are losing is due to sectors found to be unreliable.
It's a good sign that the disc is developing errors and is ready
for the trash. You'll also find that formatting gets slower; it
takes time to retry verification and to mark the bad sectors.

If you insist on using fixed-length packets, you ask for that
as well as losing data.

Mmm, but if I format a brand new CDRW I get the full monty then if I
immediately re-format, quick or full, I loose 150Mg. Surly CDRW's
don't develop errors after 5 minutes?

Also from your statement

"If you insist on using fixed-length packets,
you ask for that as well as losing data"

are you suggesting that the Drag and Drop part of Easy CD is
unreliable and should not be used ?
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Plonk!

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Si wrote:

Plonk!

What a Friggin' Dummy!

(BrianT)
When I re-format a CDRW with Drag to Disk Full Format {EasyCD
6}, the space available after format drops by between 150 and
200 Mgs and I cannot get it back. A full format on a new CDRW
is OK. This never happened with EasyCD 5.

(Mike Richter)
If you insist on using fixed-length packets,
you ask for that as well as losing data.

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Best I can tell, smh, you're a real masturbator.


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Si wrote:

Plonk!

What a Friggin' Dummy!

(BrianT)
When I re-format a CDRW with Drag to Disk Full Format {EasyCD
6}, the space available after format drops by between 150 and
200 Mgs and I cannot get it back. A full format on a new CDRW
is OK. This never happened with EasyCD 5.

(Mike Richter)
If you insist on using fixed-length packets,
you ask for that as well as losing data.

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"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
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Anonymous Joe wrote:

"smh" wrote...

(BrianT)
When I re-format a CDRW with Drag to Disk Full Format {EasyCD
6}, the space available after format drops by between 150 and
200 Mgs and I cannot get it back. A full format on a new CDRW
is OK. This never happened with EasyCD 5.

(Mike Richter)
If you insist on using fixed-length packets,
you ask for that as well as losing data.

Best I can tell, smh, you're a real masturbator.

Stupid F*** doesn't even realize IT's being insulted!

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Anonymous Joe wrote:

Best I can tell, smh, you're a real masturbator.

For exposing this, Stupid F*** ?

Once upon a time, Take Two, supposedly a backup software, cannot live
without packet writing. For Take Two to work * IDEALLY *, it must use
supposedly *inherently* flaky, fragile, faulty, unreliable packet
writing format!

Moreover, the supposedly *inherently* flaky, fragile, faulty, unreliable
packet writing format was good enough for BACKUP, even when combined
with supposedly *inherently* flaky, fragile, forgetful, unreliable cd-rw
media!

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From: Mike Richter (Acraptec Shill)
Subject: A note on Take Two
Date: 9/1/99

For Take Two to work ideally, your drive must support
packet writing and you must have DCD installed...to do it.

You may back up ... to a DCD-formatted erasable.
=======================

But then when the reports of DirectCD bugs started pouring in, the SAME
combination of packet writing format and cd-rw media -- that was good
enough for BACKUP -- became LETHAL for archiving:

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From: Mike Richter (cRoxio Shill)
Subject: File Integrity Errors - DirectCD Bug?
Date: 10/15/01

Combining the flaky UDF fixed-length packets with
the tendency of erasables (particularly HS) to forget
is LETHAL for archiving.
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Best I can tell, smh, you're a real masturbator.

He would like to be but unfortunately can't get it up.