How to backup files from HD to multiple DVDs - Club CDFreaks

**zevia** · 08-11-2004

Back in those days (20 years ago) when there was only 1.44mb floopy and my files were in the range of mb only, I backup my files by simply running OS backup (I think) to multiple floopies.

Now I was wondering, how to backup 40gigs of files to multiple DVDs? Currently I rely only on my hdd, but if this one fails, I'm dead!

I figured that given 6-7 minutes per DVDs @12x, its going to take about an hour for 10 dvds, so no problem about time. Any ideas how and what software to use? (other than ghost, or ghost is the best way nowdays?)

Monty Burns · 08-11-2004

Depends on the kind of files. Is this your main hdd including your os and tools, or are those simply e.g. mp3 files or soemthing similar (i.e. just data files) ?

**zevia** · 10-11-2004

Most of them data files.

**xtacydima** · 10-11-2004

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http://www.kcsoftwares.com/index.php?ignition

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Ignition is a CD/DVD burning optimizer. It helps you saving space on your media by optimizing the way files are placed on the CDs/DVDs of your set. For example if your backup fits on 3-4 CDs, a manual files organazation might lead on a 4th with only 10 Mb of data when a better organization would have only required 3 CDs. Thanks to Ignition, you'll save medias, time and money.

*Namoh* · 10-11-2004

Can't you just RAR them with best compression and the recovery mode on and select DVD size. WinRAR will create perfectly sized files that fit on a DVD.

*bigmike7* · 18-11-2004

Yo-

Nero 6 has a backup program within itself-

Have never used it as I backup to another hard drive using Acronis True Image 7-

Mike

08-11-2004	#1 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,859	How to backup files from HD to multiple DVDs Back in those days (20 years ago) when there was only 1.44mb floopy and my files were in the range of mb only, I backup my files by simply running OS backup (I think) to multiple floopies. Now I was wondering, how to backup 40gigs of files to multiple DVDs? Currently I rely only on my hdd, but if this one fails, I'm dead! I figured that given 6-7 minutes per DVDs @12x, its going to take about an hour for 10 dvds, so no problem about time. Any ideas how and what software to use? (other than ghost, or ghost is the best way nowdays?) __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| Blu-ray UDF Driver BenQ/Philips FAQ and tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash LG BE06LU11 Blu-ray \| LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

08-11-2004	#2 (permalink)
Monty Burns CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 377	Re: How to backup files from HD to multiple DVDs Depends on the kind of files. Is this your main hdd including your os and tools, or are those simply e.g. mp3 files or soemthing similar (i.e. just data files) ? __________________ Excellent, Smithers!

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zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,859	Re: How to backup files from HD to multiple DVDs Most of them data files. __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| Blu-ray UDF Driver BenQ/Philips FAQ and tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash LG BE06LU11 Blu-ray \| LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

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xtacydima Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,899	Re: How to backup files from HD to multiple DVDs http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread....iple+file+span http://www.kcsoftwares.com/index.php?ignition Summary Ignition is a CD/DVD burning optimizer. It helps you saving space on your media by optimizing the way files are placed on the CDs/DVDs of your set. For example if your backup fits on 3-4 CDs, a manual files organazation might lead on a 4th with only 10 Mb of data when a better organization would have only required 3 CDs. Thanks to Ignition, you'll save medias, time and money. __________________ My Rig: Antec P160 P4 3.0E GHz running WinXP w/SP2 Scythe SCMN-1000 Heatsink w/Arctic Silver 5 Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 (550W power supply) ASUS P4C800 Deluxe Motherboard 2GB RAM - Corsair XMS TWINX2048 (2x1GB) 3200C2Pro CL2.0 ATI RADEON X850XT AGP 2 - WD 37GB Raptor's (in RAID 0) via onboard Promise controller Western Digital 250GB SATA HDD on Primary SATA channel Western Digital 150GB SATA HDD on Secondary SATA channel Lite-On LTR-52246S 6S0F (IDE1 Master) Lite-On JLMS XJ-HD166S DS1C (IDE1 Slave) *NEC 3500AG 2.TC Quiet* (IDE2 Master) Lite-On SOHW 1673S JS07 (via USB 2.0 to IDE & set to Master)** Found a Solution here helpful? Like the forum's? Well then, what are you waiting for JOIN NOW!!!

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bigmike7 CDFreaks Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 6,424	Re: How to backup files from HD to multiple DVDs Yo- Nero 6 has a backup program within itself- Have never used it as I backup to another hard drive using Acronis True Image 7- Mike __________________ Mike Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber Grampie - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Work Computer= QuadCore Q6600 /4gb OCZ PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM /XP Pro-sp3 /(2) Seagate 500 gb HDD's /OCZ 600 watt psu /Optiarc 7200A w/v1.06 fw as Primary/Burner /LiteOn 20A4H w/vQP57 fw as Primary/Reader/Ripper/Disc Quality Testing /Palit ATi Radeon HD 4850 w/512mb GDDR3 Ram Videocard /HP 24" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold Burning Computer = AMD Opteron 180 /2gb G. Skill PC3200 DDR SDRAM /XP Home-sp3 /(2) 250gb Seagate SATA Hard Drives /Thermaltake TR2 600 watt psu /Samsung 202G /LiteOn 20A4P /Pioneer 115D /BenQ 1640 x/flashed to EW 164B /Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 4670 w/512mb GDDR3/256 bit Videocard /ViewSonic 20.1" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold On The Shelf: (2) LiteOn SHM-160P6S as backup, BenQ 1640, LG 4167, Liteon 1693, AOpen 1648/aap-pro

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