Because I'm backing up my photos on DVD+R's. Are they ok, or should I do something else?I'm starting to really wonder what I should do as far as backing up photos goes. I almost want two copies, one with me, and one somewhere farther away, like my parents house or grandparents house, in case theres a fire or something.I would be heartbroken if I lost all my picsWhat do you guys do for backup photos?

I don't think anyone is willing to say how long Data will persist on a DVD +R.. But technology will move on and DVD's will soon be as obsolete as Cassette tapes. The key to persistance of data is migration. Backup using todays technology and when a different medium comes along transfer it. Silicon is the technology of today...one day it will be replaced by protein..just like the brain. If you need more storage you will 'grow' a bigger 'brain'. Maybe it already exists and we're just part of the Matrix???Back on track...use DVD for now. Keep them dry and out of direct sunlight and copy them to newer disks after 5 years or to whatever comes along next!RegardsJim

Jim your right on.I had some CD's and DVD's i could not read that were written a long time ago. I needed a new drive so i paid a few extra dollars and got a multifunction Sony. It reads and writes ALL formats. It read all the ones i couldn't read with no trouble.I found Nero to be the best software, IMHO.Other company's make multifunction drives also.Buck

what is a multifunction drive?Mine does everything up to burning DVD-RW's....so it reads all those DVD and CD formats...