over the last few weeks on have been looking at cd's and dvd's that i have burned since the late 90's. looking at each one and then taking off it something i want to keep, and then basically binning it
well the stats are in
total burnt cd's 139
cd's to keep 41
total to get rid of 98
total amount of data on cd's that are being destroyed 51.8 gig approx
total dvd's burnt 84
dvds to keep 26
total to get rid of 58
total amount of data on dvds that are being destroyed 159.5 gig approx
total thrown away in gig's 211.3
total amount of data saved from cd/dvd's that were destroyed 9.65 gig:blink:
next project is my hard drives :g:
I found this interesting and had a look through my spindles and there are so many cds and dvds I no longer need
What I am asking though is.
How do you guys get rid of/ destroy your optical media?
Put mine through my shredder which indents a gazillion dots on a cd making it unreadable.
Dude, you really need to watch more braniac :P
Microwaves are the best, beyond repair damage in 10s of seconds.
Else, you can also get a hammer and start bashing, rent a bulldozer or cut them in half with any tool you have in ur shed.
Quote from: Zootoxin;284154I found this interesting and had a look through my spindles and there are so many cds and dvds I no longer need
What I am asking though is.
How do you guys get rid of/ destroy your optical media?
If it's sensitive many shredders have a bank card/cd section that shreds it, or as Penfolds does puts dents in it. As for me, I don't have sensitive info so often are just binned or folded in half.
Back to topic. Sulky I think you'll find the reason you burnt it to dvd is mostly because it's not worth the hard disk space. Apart from tv series etc anything I backup on dvd doesn't tend to get accessed again. I either download the latest version (for software like iTunes and Firefox etc) or keep it on my hard drive or in an online storage place (drop box or email it to myself).
I don't really trust removable media as a long term backup for photos etc (all mine go on facebook as well and stay on my hard disk).
Thinking about it I can't remember the last time I needed my optical drive. USB storage is great for little files, and broadband and a couple of TB worth of hard disk space mean I can re download or keep what I want to use. 500GB external means I can move around large files that won't fit on a 16GB pen drive.
I was talking the other day about how amazed I was when I got my first 256mb (yes megabyte) hard disk way back when, it seemed endless. Things have come a long way.
I use a scalpel and carve out each individual track. Can't be too careful these days.