Using DVD-R for Backup

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  1. evansla

    evansla Member

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    I may be an idiot, but how do I simply copy files, ie JPEG, MP3 etc. to a DVD-R as a backup?

    Everything I have tried has failed.
     
    evansla, Sep 22, 2002
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    evansla

    Try Nero this can burn "Data DVD"
     
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    Sorry what is nero?
     
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    I couldn't have put it better myself.

    evansla
    To further educate you, Nero can aslo burn Cds (both audio and data). It's a very well respected product, although some people don't like it.

    HomerJ
     
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    Thanks very much for the advice .. I succesfully burned a DVD .. not a samll feet for a man of limited computer knowledge.... One more question it seemed kind of slow is it typidcally a slow process? It only seemed to allow me to burn at 1x?
     
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    Yes, this is quite typical, (it should take about 1hr, perhaps a bit less) there are a few X2 discs starting to appear on the market, but they cost more.

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    So if I understand correctly , it's the disc that determines the burning speed not the computer?
     
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    That's right. The new discs are 4x but the standard is 2x. And the fact the recorders at the moment only record up to this.
     
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    I'm looking on the cases for the dvd-rw that i have bought and it doesnt mention any speeeds ?
     
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