Date   : Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:39:32 +0100
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: Should I keep my 5.25" disks?

Well done!

Personally, I'd keep them, but I am a bit of a hoarder..  Plus I
distrust inherently modern media - I've had far too many CDRs, Hard
drives and even flash cards fail for me to be comfortable with them.
Although, as you've got backups in multiple locations, you're doing
the right thing.   How many are we talking about?  Is it too much
space to spare?  After all, you've kept them this long anyway...

Rob

On 16 September 2012 12:25, Patrick Hogan <patrick.hogan@...> wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> I've just finished copying the contents of all my old 5.25" Beeb floppies to
> a modern machine, and this data is now securely backed up in multiple
> locations. I'm very impressed that they retained the data with only three or
> four errors in total - some of the disks are over 25 years old.
>
> This means that the floppies themselves are now no longer needed, but I feel
> some reluctance to throw them out! Has anyone else had this problem? I've
> got a few unused blank floppies which I may hang onto "just in case", and
> I'll also keep original software/games disks, but I think I need to be firm
> and chuck the rest as they're just taking up space and now have no use.
>
> Anyone care to prod me in the right direction?
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrick
>
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