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Originally Posted by Cussy
From experience at work I'd say we lose files on 1 in 10 DVDs immediately and another 1 in 10 within a month. After a year it's pot luck whether they work. We only use branded DVDs and still they aren't reliable. We've now stopped using them as backup.
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Rob,
Have you been using DVD +R or -R? I have read that +R are significantly more reliable. Taiyo Yuden +R are meant to be the bee's knees and Verbatim +R a close second. Any other brands are probably suspect.
I use Verbatim +R and verify the DVDs immediately after they are created by comparing the files to a backup on a different machine and I've not lost one file yet. I have also randomly checked older DVDs and they have also matched without problems.