Make Room for Data (page 2)
Audio Files
Audio is another area where a cohesive backup strategy can be useful. For example, if I use whole audio clips from a buyout music CD, I generally toss those clips, because, like my video, I can re-capture the cut from the original disc if needed. But if I applied special processing to the clips, or otherwise altered them beyond simple cut and transition editing, I might find it difficult to re-create the clips exactly as they appeared in my original project. So they go into the "project backup" folder along with the other digital files.
Once my "project backup folder" is complete the first thing I do is make a digital copy of the whole thing. I keep one on my desktop in a "recent projects" folder -- and the other I back up to CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. If the project is important, I might even make two copies of this backup disc. Discs are cheap and having to re-build a trashed program from scratch is a major hassle, believe me. As my desktop copies of previous programs age, I can safely dump them knowing I have my disc backups safely sto…
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