[NTLUG:Discuss] DVD backup software

[Alvin Goats]

Robert Pearson wrote:

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>>I use growisofs.  It writes to the DVD more or less directly, unlike
>>cdrecord. It does mkisofs internall and on the fly..
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>What do you use for recovering from the DVD or restoring a file or files?
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I just mount the DVD like a CD-ROM and copy the files over. I typically 
use mc (midnight commander) because it makes it easier to select files 
or directories to copy AND I can change the file attributes as it copies 
(like making the files writable, change user, etc).

Alvin