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DVD data backup: Nero Express, PowerDVD/Producer, RecordNow
Oops. Sorry! This was posted to the wrong thread, so I've reposted
it to the right thread. On Mar 20, 12:50 am, wrote: Thanks for the vote of confidence on the burner software and the burner. Frankly, I've had to do what you suggested in the past (create an archive to hide the fact that some backed-up content consists of files with names that are too long. It's better to avoid it because the time you need the backup might be after a hard disk crash, in which case none of your normal environment and tools are available. Ah well, such is life. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: DVD data backup: Nero Express, PowerDVD/Producer, RecordNow Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:31:19 -0500 From: Tony Nero is good for long file names. Reliable software doesn't seem to be a problem for that series of LG burners. Read the reviews but like you said no one should ever even attempt to use easy cd creator. I use the 6.7.0.3700 version of NTI CD & DVD-Maker platinum suite. I've never had to update to anything else because everything works and it can create dvd videos. I'm using the exact same LG burner and series numbers. If the file names are long you can always zip the file or put files under 2 gigabytes in a folder and zip the folder. wrote: I got an internal DVD burner last summer, LG Super/Multi. I just now put it into a NexStar DX housing, and connected to a USB 2 port. It shows up in Windows XP Pro as a DVD-RAM Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA- H55N. No driver installation required. The laptop already comes with a "RecordNow! CD&DVD Recording" application, version 7. Bless the sole of whoever installed it (I think). However, the DVD burner also comes with PowerDVD, PowerProducer, Nero Express, and InCD. From surfing, PowerDVD and PowerProducer are for entertainment media, Nero Express is a stripped down OEM version of a retail application, and InCD is for packet writing. I just want to make a data backup of certain portions of my user file space on the hard drive. Would RecordNow be the best option for this? By that, I mean most reliable and straightforward. I also had problem in the past with Easy CD Creator dropping files that had very long names. Would any of the above options be better for long file names? Finally, there are a handful of DVD data burning formats. Which format would be best for compatibility with other drives in other computers? Which of the above software applications support this format? |
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