Application

What Applications are best answered by PD Optical Products

Archiving: making space for new files
Old, seldom-used files can take up a lot of space on your hard drive. Your 3M PD disk, together with archiving software, can help solve that problem. The software will automatically track file usage and let you move files you're not using off your hard drive, making more space for current information. And the 3M PD disk provides plenty of storage space for all those files.

Backup: protecting your work against accidents
Accidents happen. And whether it's a spilled cup of coffee or a power surge, it could cost you data you can't afford to lose. The only way to make sure your data is safe is to back it up. Use your PD drive for fast, easy backups. A single PD disk holds up to 650 MB worth of data, and the drive's high transfer rate ensures that backing up goes quickly.

Mass storage; providing a place for large files
As computer technology advances, file sizes increase. From huge databases to multi-megabyte graphics, the files you work with every day are ten times -- or a hundred times the size they were just a few years ago. Removable, high capacity PD disks are ideal for working with large files. Use them for storing those large files, or when you need to move massive amounts of data - whether it's across the room, across town or across the country.

Multimedia: getting the most out of your computer
Dealing with multimedia demands a lot from your computer - and from your drive. Your PD drive works like a 6x speed CD-ROM drive for reading CDs of all kinds - CD-ROM, CD Audio, Photo CDs and more - so you can play back multimedia titles. And high-capacity PD disks are ideal for use in creating your own multimedia files.

Security: Safeguarding sensitive data
Some information is too sensitive - or too private -- to leave on an unattended computer. Fortunately, even the most sophisticated snooper can't find files that aren't there. To keep confidential data safe from prying eyes, save them on a PD disk - and take them with you.