Hi Leslie On Friday 25 November 2016 11:04:46 Leslie Turriff wrote: > On 2016-11-21 17:35:21 deloptes wrote: > > Baron wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > On Sunday 20 November 2016 23:43:03 deloptes wrote: > > >> I've not worked with cd/DVD file systems for many years now, > > >> bu I think there was extention to overcome such limitation. I > > >> would try to create iso image first and inspect it via loop > > >> mount. > > >> > > >> regards > > > > > > Using K3B produces a DVD with a single directory with all the > > > files and sub directories intact. So from that point of view > > > the data has been backed up, but unfortunately where the files > > > have come from is lost. So unless I create an included note of > > > where they come from, I can't put the data back into the right > > > place. > > > > > > Thanks: > > > > The best way to back up is using tar anyway. Is it not an option? > > If you wish to have directories, you may need to read about the > > ISO9660 format > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format Thank you for this link. Very informative. There is a lot there that I simply had no idea about. > > depends on the data you copy to the dvd it might render unusable > > if you would expect it to behave as data on a normal filesystem > > You might also want to take a look at dar. Yes I will do that, again I've never heard of "dar" > Leslie -- Best Regards: Baron --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
