Hi Leslie

On Friday 25 November 2016 11:04:46 Leslie Turriff wrote:
> On 2016-11-21 17:35:21 deloptes wrote:
> > Baron wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > On Sunday 20 November 2016 23:43:03 deloptes wrote:
> > >> I've not worked with cd/DVD file systems for many years now,
> > >> bu I think there was extention to overcome such limitation. I
> > >> would try to create iso image first and inspect  it via loop
> > >> mount.
> > >>
> > >> regards
> > >
> > > Using K3B produces a DVD with a single directory with all the
> > > files and sub directories intact.  So from that point of view
> > > the data has been backed up, but unfortunately where the files
> > > have come from is lost.  So unless I create an included note of
> > > where they come from, I can't put the data back into the right
> > > place.
> > >
> > > Thanks:
> >
> > The best way to back up is using tar anyway. Is it not an option?
> > If you wish to have directories, you may need to read about the
> > ISO9660 format
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format

Thank you for this link.  Very informative.  There is a lot there that 
I simply had no idea about.

> > depends on the data you copy to the dvd it might render unusable
> > if you would expect it to behave as data on a normal filesystem
>
> 	You might also want to take a look at dar.

Yes I will do that, again I've never heard of "dar"

> Leslie

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Best Regards:
            Baron