I have several gigabytes of data for archiving, and want to use   QuickPar to protect my data. I'd really appreciate some guidance in this effort, as the data is very important to me.

QuickPar has a number of very technical looking options, enough to make me wonder how I should configure it for my usage. I'm a little reluctant to do it wrong and risk loosing data.

The data to be archived is in sets, where a set consists of either thousands of small files in various folder structures, or a few large
files typically hundreds of megabytes in size. The data sets currently exist as:

- Existing data CDs
- ISO images of other data CDs on my computer
- Files organized into folder structures on my computer

The basic plan I have in mind goes something like this:

1. Use 7-Zip to create a single compressed archive of each data set, placing each archive into it's own folder, accompanied by documentation describing the archive contents

2. Use QuickPar to create recovery files for the contents of each folder

3. Place copies of QuickPar, 7-zip, and an MD5SUM program (probably Slavasoft FSUM) into a "utils" folder

4. Use the MD5SUM program to recursively generate a single master checksum file which contains checksums of all files in all folders

5. Burn the entire group of folders, including "utils" and the master checksum file, to a DVD-R

6. Burn a backup copy of the DVD-R

7. Verify the master checksum file of the backup DVD-R

8. Store the backup DVD-R offsite

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Please tell me if my plan is flawed in some way. Your advice about proper configuration for the recovery files will also be appreciated. I really want my data to be protected.

TIA