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TrueDisc promises damage-resistant 'master copy' burning
TrueDisc is a new CD/DVD burning application that features "master copy" burning capabilities, for the creation of discs that are highly resistant to damage. TrueDisc (yes, the company shares the same name as its software) claims that up to 90% of a disc's data can be damaged before its software is unable to access and read it. To create a master copy, TrueDisc breaks up files into cells, adding special so-called "redundant cells" to protect the original content. That means the less data you burn to a disc, the more redundant cells that can be created, but TrueDisc promises maximum space efficiency, and the software uses a non-proprietary file format for the greatest ease of use for recovering data. The software supports burning of non-rewritable media only, such as CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R/DVD+R DL, and it is available for $52 for a limited time, with a regular price tag of $89.[via MacNN]
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Collin said 12:05AM on 3-07-2007
Non-proprietary like PAR and PAR2 files on a disc? It's a clever idea to have redundancy built in, but I for one don't really run into that kind of data loss problem very often -- and I even store all my burned discs in not-so-carefully-arranged piles or on cake box spindles ;-) Your money is probably better spent on a copy of Toast 8.
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apple_box said 2:47AM on 3-07-2007
Don't jinx yourself Colin. It sound like its worth a try. I consider my data, mostly photos, Priceless. Disc damage and carelessness has only resulted in a few losses for me. I'd say less than 50 out of 20,000.
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Matthew said 6:22AM on 3-07-2007
Unless its seamless integration (which I doubt it is) , you might as well just archive your data and have PAR2 split it and create recovery data, which you then burn (just like the newsgroups do it).
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Albright said 7:38AM on 3-07-2007
You could also just burn multiple discs of your must-have data, could you not? Blank media is pretty cheap nowadays; if you just burned two copies of your important data instead of one, it'll take a long time before burning only one redundant copy with this app will pay for itself.
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Rob Olliges said 9:41AM on 3-07-2007
Anyone remember when all compact disks withstood a good amount of abuse?
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Will said 3:03PM on 3-07-2007
It depends, it would be a nice option to have it automatically archive and PAR2 it.
Is this only for data corruption? Or for physical damage as well? Like, if I blow torch 90% of the disc will it still be accsessible? That would make it more attractive.
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Erich Ocean said 3:29PM on 3-09-2007
Hi!
I'm Erich Ocean, the developer of TrueDisc. TrueDisc is simpler and provides much better protection (at the same amount of storage) as making multiple copies of a disc. Integration is currently *not* seamless, but it will be very soon. I will have more to say on this topic on my blog (blog.truedisc.com).
I sincerely appreciate all of the feedback. I have already made substantial changes to my timeline for rolling out features as a result of feedback here and on other sites. Keep the comments coming!
Best, Erich
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