Uploaded Music - Drm?

[Pug]

Hello all,

quick question

I'm uploading a fair amount of music recorded from the line in, which I store on the Hard Drive and back up onto DVD. (in native atrac)

My question is if I reformat or buy a new computer will I still be able to listen to these files and transfer them to my HI-MD?

Cheers

Pug

[1kyle]

Hello all,

quick question

I'm uploading a fair amount of music recorded from the line in, which I store on the Hard Drive and back up onto DVD. (in native atrac)

My question is if I reformat or buy a new computer will I still be able to listen to these files and transfer them to my HI-MD?

Cheers

Pug

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Hi there --I've answered this question a number of times --I'll try and find the thread

(Note to Mods -- perhaps you could either place the info in the FAQ or "Sticky" it as there is a lot of confusion about "copying" libraries and using more than 1 computer)

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showt...10324&hl=backup

In case the link doesn't work here's a cut and paste of the info.

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You CAN copy the library to a second / third / whatever computer under certain situations --- to do it note the following

1) I don't have any "Purchased Music" so I don't have any copyright issues that DRM will screw up.

2) You need SS 3.0 or 3.1

3) You will need to be connected to the internet for a few seconds at "Restore"time.

4) Any existing music library on the 2nd computer will be wiped out so ensure the library you are copying has ALL your music in it before attempting a restore.

So what you do is :

1) use SS to backup your library to a removable drive, DVD, memory stick or whatever depending on the size -- a shared Network disk or a removable external HD is probably the best solution. -- Note that you DON'T LOSE anything on the original computer just beacuse you've done a backup.

2) Connect the removable disk or whatever and then start the SS restore program.

The Internet authentication will start --- as I don't have any purchased music the validation will always work.

3) repeat the restore on as many computers as you need.

Incidentally once you've got the library on your 2nd / 3rd computer you can still transfer to MD just as you could on the ist computer.

I think this method in any case would be quicker and more convienient.

Added -- in case you've got some of your own recordings I'm not sure if the method above will work-- I only have "ripped CD's" in my library but it should work.

If the validation fails on your own recordings then it's still easy to get round -- create a "Virtual CD" of your recording by using the DRIVE IMAGE feature of NERO and then rip the tracks back into your library before doing the backup.

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Hope this helps

-K

Edited June 13, 2005 by 1kyle