Doesn't copying files ever miss a bit?

[winglesslight]

Hi
When I copy files like 1GB to another directory, doesn't PC ever miss a bit?
Do you also know if copying all the files from one CD to another is as good as disc-to-disc copy when burning a CD?

 

[Guest]

Anything is possible. More than likely you'll experience a hang up for that large a file before you'll experience data that's been corrupted in a transfer. If you copy that much data without it hanging on you (which shouldn't happen often in itself), it's not likely it'll be corrupted unless there is something wrong with the hardware.

>>Do you also know if copying all the files from one CD to another is as good as disc-to-disc copy when burning a CD?<<

Do you mean copying to a hard drive first then to a CD. If so, I would say that's always as good or better (but time consuming if you don't have to). For one, the hard disk doesn't need a continuous stream of data to copy the data without errors. Two, more than likely your hard drive's read capabilities are far better than your CD-Rom. I've never had a problem going disc-to-disc with drives in DMA mode.


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[TheAntipop]

i think he meant as far as having a true copy of the cd. and in that case, i say no because there is a lot of extra cd information that goes beyond 640MB (or 700MB) that basically formats the disk a certain way.

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[Guest]

There is a utility called Virtual CD or something. It allows you to create what Windows thinks are real CD drives (as many as you have spare letters for them). CDs can be copied into files that can then be "inserted" through an easy graphic interface.

Oh, and it's perfectly legal. It's sold in computer stores.

Leo

 

[lhgpoobaa]

error rate are usually extreemly low, and modern drive have error correcting properties and error reducing techniques they use...
also, if u look at the specification sheets they give a error value in bytes...
how many bytes you have to read/write before the possibility of a missread byte occurs.
for the latest drives this is between 1x10^13 or even 1x10^14
converted that is an error rate of 1 byte in almost 10 TeraBytes
very very low
unless of course your drive is old/worn or damaged.


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