April 5, 200521 yr ok i have finnally got my hands on some 4.7 gb sony dvd-r discs so i could back up my computer. basically i wanted to back apsolutly everything up and am looking at a bit over 30GB of stuff to back up. I tried using the back up that comes with windows xp but it wouldn't let me use these cds in D drive for some reason. I then got my copy of netguide out and on the cd they have a copy of a program called genie4 so i tried to back up using that program but it seemed to not want me to as i had checked the box to use mulitple disks around 7 of them and it still said i couldn't. so does anybody know any good free software of i can probably get it programs to use that you have personally used and know are good or how i can use the basic one that comes with windows xp and it it any good the standard one?? thanks all :D :D :D Aussie Aussie Aussie, :D
April 5, 200521 yr I'd like to have an answer on that too, I want to make a backup of my Comp is there any g ood program and something I should know? ty.
April 5, 200521 yr Maybe it won't write it to the DVD because it can't? Just a thought... as for backing up, you could always borrow a hard drive from a friend, throw it in, do the old 'copy paste' and then format. If not that, then "buy" a hard dirve or external drive, then return it after your done :lol: ...
April 5, 200521 yr first: do a scandisk to correct any errors etc second: defrag third: if backup utility didn't work...try the file transfer one...that one worked for me
April 6, 200521 yr first: make a copy of all your files on to your HDD just in case u mess somthing up second: do a scandisk to correct any errors etc third: defrag fourth: if backup utility didn't work...try the file transfer one...that one worked for me fifth: if all that doesn't work...compress all of your files to either zip files or .bkf files then just burn them onto a dvd/cd sixth: wait for a tech head cause im out of stuff that i'd do
April 6, 200521 yr devil go look at Blue Ray dvd disks. they either come in 25GB or 50GB. I am not sure on the cost of them so you have to check yourself.
April 6, 200521 yr Author na i just got my dad to buy these disk which are a pack of 50 and i have already defraged yesterday. so can't i use these cds? my only other external hard drive is my ipod and i didn't want to use that space and there wont really be enough and i want to use these cd's instead of blowing 160 bucks on a hard drive instead of games :( Aussie Aussie Aussie, :D
April 6, 200521 yr Ok - I have to ask... do you have a DVD writer ????? It's quite possible the drive you have is a CD-writer, but only READS DVDs ?? Just a thought :) Now... do you have 30GB of data... or is there 30GB used on your hard drive, including Windows and your program files ?? Just asking, as those will make quite a difference, in regards to how much you actually need to back up. As for automatically backing up to DVD - I think you could be out of luck there, whilst using free software. However - what CD burning software do you have that came with your CD writer ?? It's possible that will do it - I know things like Nero have an option for backing up your hard disk... One-time #13 smither.All-time #1 noob.
April 6, 200521 yr Ok - I have to ask... do you have a DVD writer ????? It's quite possible the drive you have is a CD-writer, but only READS DVDs ?? Just a thought :) Now... do you have 30GB of data... or is there 30GB used on your hard drive, including Windows and your program files ?? Just asking, as those will make quite a difference, in regards to how much you actually need to back up. As for automatically backing up to DVD - I think you could be out of luck there, whilst using free software. However - what CD burning software do you have that came with your CD writer ?? It's possible that will do it - I know things like Nero have an option for backing up your hard disk... yea, thats kind of what I was trying to say... but as usualy grin says it best :lol: ...
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