[ale] Organizing large files on small media

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On 7/13/07, Thompson Freeman <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
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>
> I know that this has been discussed before, but my search
> approaches haven't given me results. I approach the group
> in search of enlightenment.
>
> Q: Is there a general tool suitable for organizing a group
> of large files on relatively small media. That is small
> relative to the total storage needs, not the individual
> files.
>
> Background. We just had a family reunion and I have gotten
> the video tapes transferred to disk. Now I want to ship
> those (raw) files out to my son who lives out of state. I
> see two possible approaches here: purchase a new hard disk,
> transfer files, and ship carefully or burn the files to a
> series of DVD's and mail. With a price differential of
> about $100, the prefered choice is obvious. Go with the DVD
> set.
>
> The "challenge" is getting the files packed somewhat
> efficiently onto the various DVDs under program control, as
> keeping track of what is where and when is more pain than
> I'm interested in.


tar or 7-zip?


Is there a general programatic solution, or should I just
> fall back upon my quite limited scripting abilities and
> slash madly at the challenge?
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