K, I'm on a WIN U_Fault system :-) It's probably operator error. I got one out of two to work on second try. Still, that doesn't give me much faith in DVD backups. I'l look at my backup hard drive system and see if I can daisy chain another one to it - belt and suspenders. Thanks for the reply, AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 4Th ed. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: SD card media > From: karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, February 19, 2006 11:20 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Alan writes: > > : Reading this about SD's and sneaky recording media encryption I'm > : wondering if there could be a similar problem built into DVD's? I just > : attempted to burn DVD backups of my pictures (not music or cine) from my > : backup hardrive. When I try and access them they don't show a directory > : and indicate they are full but with no data - huh? With this kind of > : trouble I'm probably going to just use cheap hard drives. > > > nothing I'm aware of.. > > what OS, burning program, media type, file format, dvd format? > > k > > I like the hard drive option best :)