I've read all the posts in this area and while I've been aware of packet writing, I've never used it in the past.

With my new CD-RW drive and InCD I tried it out and everything worked after finding the right media. My question: most of the posts here are from people having problems. Is packet writing stable enough to trust for backing up material. As I scan old family photos, it would be very convenient to store them in yearly directories which I could add to on a regular basis.

If packet writing isn't appropriate, what other method would anyone suggest?

Better trying normal DAO writing, much safer!

(in reply to ericb)

packet writing is more for computer to computer transfers (like a floppy disk). But I wouldn't suggest putting anything important onto a packet written disc. There is always the possibility that later on the software you want to install will not read that format [xx(]

(in reply to ericb)

I generally do multi-sessions on a CDRW until i've saved up enough files/MB and then burn everything again to a CDR.

(in reply to ericb)

Thanks for the help. I tried multisession and it works great. Exactly what I was looking for.

(in reply to ericb)