when backing up data on cd

[leptar]

mrmacey,, quick questions.. how large is the file?


are you running windows XP at both home and at the office?


there are a few solutions to a "portable" backup...

cdr's/cdr-rw's/zip/jazz/flash.... each one has it's pro's and con's...

I personally use my digital camera for transfering data between 2 computers... it only works well with xp though..

xp recognizes the digital camera as a removable disk.. so if you have a 128 disk card.. then you have a portable 128 drive...

i haven't used cdr-rw's in years(2) i don't trust them.. i've seen 1000+ engineering hours lost in a CAD file upgrade.... you can rewrite but how often the mfg say's ### but that varies by burner.. some burners are stronger then others ......

zip and jazz can not take a fall.. lol.. nuff said with those...

flash is just like the camera but it's dedicated to do just as it described to do... transfer data between machines...it's nice and all... but if you go that route spend the extra $$ for a USB 2.0 drive... just make sure the USB 2.0 drive has a data transfer speed of 480Mb/s if it say's it's only 12Mb/s then it's a 1.1 piece of technology.....