Burning Discs compatible with Windows 10 and Mac (OSX and up


  1. photonut
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    Burning Discs compatible with Windows 10 and Mac (OSX and up


    I want to burn M-Discs with a Verbatim Slimline BR writer. I use primarily a PC but want my data discs (mostly image files) to be readable also by Apple computers.

    Image Burn offers UDF, ISO, ISO+oliet, ISO+JOLIET+UDF.

    I am unclear which version of UDF I should be using. I am looking for the best forward compatibility with PC and Mac. Image Burn offers UDF 1.02. 1.50, 2.00, 2.01, 2.50, 2.50. Which should be my choice?

    I am running Windows 10 Pro Build19403

    Thanks!
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  3. Berton
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    I use a couple of USB ODDs for data that were readable on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux using DVD-R and DVD+R discs, an LG and a LiteOn. Worked for awhile with the Notebooks without an ODD but I eventually got into using USB Thumb drives, largest I have now is 256GB. The larger capacity is actually cheaper and more portable than the higher capacity of the DVD+R/DL discs of 8.2GB. I store my music files on a 1TB WD My Passport drive. I get the less expensive Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator program [$30 or less] for burning from storing data to burning .iso files, even works with .gi files.
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  4. Helmut
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    For Windows my DVDs are UDF 1.02

    That is for Windows 10 installation media, and for Macrium rescue discs.
    These are also on USB flash drives.

    Do some compatibility tests yourself with the RW rewritable discs to satisfy you are doing things right.

    Images are on a NAS box with WD Red drives 2 TB+, or portable 2 TB+ USB drives because Image sizes are around 500 GB+.
    Totally impractical to use USB flash drives.

    I do not do Apple computers, so no idea there.

    Universal Disk Format - Wikipedia
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  6. photonut
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    Maybe I should explain. I want to back up my image libraries, all 6TB of it, to M-Disc. Right now my backups are on DVD. I also have backups on multiple 2TB HDDs but I do need them on discs for off-site storage. Flash storage and SSDs are out of the question for archival purposes.

    Is UDF 1.02 future-proof?
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  7. Berton
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    photonut said:
    Maybe I should explain. I want to back up my image libraries, all 6TB of it, to M-Disc. Right now my backups are on DVD. I also have backups on multiple 2TB HDDs but I do need them on discs for off-site storage. Flash storage and SSDs are out of the question for archival purposes.

    Is UDF 1.02 future-proof?
    The largest M disc I've seen advertised is 100GB [B-H Photo $67.29 for 5-pack] so for 6TB one would need quite a few discs. What is a terabyte (TB) and how is it measured?
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  8. cereberus
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    A standard dvd contains approx 5 GB. 6 TB would take 1200 dvds!

    You would be far better buying 6x1TB usb conventional hard drives, formatting as exfat so they can be read on mac or pc, and backup to them.
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  9. photonut
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    My on-site storage and my on-site backups are on external HDDs. My off-site archive has to be on discs and I am not looking for another storage solution. Neither the time burning the discs takes nor the involved cost are factors.
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  10. bobkn
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    Berton said:
    The largest M disc I've seen advertised is 100GB [B-H Photo $67.29 for 5-pack] so for 6TB one would need quite a few discs. What is a terabyte (TB) and how is it measured?
    Amazon lists a 25 pack of 100GB M-Discs for $212.70. Amazon.com

    It might take 2 hours to burn a single 100GB disc. 60 of them, 120 hours.

    Reasonably practical, and not overly expensive.

    Whether the machine intelligences that replace humanity will be interested in reading the discs in 100 years is another issue.
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