Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:45:16 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: how to create a DVD backup filesystem? Message-ID: <20090123074516.GC96433@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <497954FE.8050206@gmail.com> References: <20090123011043.GA86638@thought.org> <497954FE.8050206@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:26:22PM -0700, Tim Judd wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > Guys, I've got several directories off ~kline/ that I want to > > store permanently. Like all my development code in ~/devel, and > > all my music mp3's and ogg's in ~/Music, and all my online and > > mp3 books from libribox.org in ~/readings. There are PDF files > > and HTML and a slew of other stuff. > > > > Can I use K3B or some other GUI program to create a filesystem on > > either a few CD's or one DVD? Right now, I'm cross-backing up > > stuff to four live servers. It's just data, but I would like to > > be able to inset it into my optical tray, cd to it and cd to > > wherever and read or listen to AND (if some disaster strikes) be > > able to copy my files from the disc to the computer. > > > > I think I figured out how to create a tiny filesystem on a floppy > > disc, but this was a Long time ago. Anything "push-button"? > > > > tia, > > > > gary > > > > > > > You can always try to tar it up directly > > tar -czf /dev/acd0 ~kline/ ~devel/ > > Good luck. I do tar ~kline --bzip'd-- and scp it around. 3 times/week. I want my most important stuff, ~/[DOT] files too, on a DVD. Y'never know when a meteor will destroy the Earth... . -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.23a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php
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