TC wrote:
> You can add new sessions to a CD provided
> 
> - you created the cd in "multisession mode"
> - you did not have your cd-burner "finalize" the cd which prevents ordinary 
> programs from adding additional sessions.
> 
> If you used a CD-R (not a CD-RW) the data IS still on the disk. On a CD-R 
> data cannot be overwritten, it is always appended. That's the point of 
> having a CD-R, the data written to it can not be deleted.
> 
> BTW: in our country it is cheaper to back up data on an external HDD than on 
> CD. A 1400 GB external HDD costs about 89 EUR without VAT. You would have to 
> buy 2200 CD's to store the same amount of data ;-), so HDD is cheaper, 
> faster and much more versatile. Besides, storing 2200 CD would use up 0.4 m� 
> of storage space... the same as 570 bottles of wine. 

Of course, you could back up to DVD or Blu-Ray, but those cost more too...

-Mike

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