Just be sure to double-check that both paths are correct before pressing enter, as ‘dd’ is a very powerful utility that can overwrite something if you aren’t careful.
Always good advice with Linux. I have, in the past, compared using the Linux command line to handling a loaded gun. It’s an extremely powerful tool, but you can literally kill your computer if you use it the wrong way.
If you let us know what operating system you’re using, we can make some recommendations for some apps to use for archiving your CD collection.
As was mentioned in another comment, you can rip the CDs into images (.iso files) which you can store and mount anytime!
My PC is on Pop!_OS, I’m pretty sure it has a CD drive with it too.
How are you with working in the command line? If so, just use:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=backup.isoJust be sure to double-check that both paths are correct before pressing enter, as ‘dd’ is a very powerful utility that can overwrite something if you aren’t careful.
Always good advice with Linux. I have, in the past, compared using the Linux command line to handling a loaded gun. It’s an extremely powerful tool, but you can literally kill your computer if you use it the wrong way.