Leaving Disc in Drive

Is it advisable / beneficial / or even possible to leave a disc in the drive at all times? I'd like to leave a CDRW in there for convenience sake.

Hi Kirk,
Do you want to leave the CDRW in the drive for "convenient" backups? If that's the case, consider a USB flash drive or other flash media in combination with a PC card adapter. Both will be much, much faster/easier backing up data than a CDRW, and flash media comparable in size to a CD can readily be found for $10-$20.
I use an external Firewire HD for complete backups every week or two, but in between, I back up any/every newly created or updated file to a compact flash card seated in a PC card adapter (left almost permanently in the PC card slot), as I create/revise files. Fast, easy, inexpensive, and portable. Just something to think about if backup is the purpose you have in mind.

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