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Making backup CDs or DVDs

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by Queuedecoton, 2006/06/30.

  1. 2006/06/30
    Queuedecoton

    Queuedecoton Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I have a new HP a1550y PC and I want to make backup discs. The computer came with (my option) Sonic Backup MyPC 6.0.0. Since this software was preinstalled, Sonic won't provide email or other one-on-one help. Their knowledge base is, as so often happens, not quite on target - or at least that how it seems to me - so that's no help.

    My question is how many discs do I need?

    Alternatively, can I backup to a keychain memory?
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    For a full system backup you will get a rough estimate of the number of CD's/DVD's required by dividing the used space on your hard drive by 0.7 for CD's or 4.5 for DVD's based on a rough capacity of 700 Mb/CD and 4.5 Gb/DVD - this will not take into account any compression which the program may apply to the backup so the actual number of disks will be less.

    I doubt a pendrive is a viable alternative for a system backup which will be several Gb, but is fine for data backups, given that the software supports backup to USB drives.
     
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    Dcrypter

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    From the few machines that I've seen most of the time they will ask for 4 CD's or 1 DVD, but that was on ACER machines not too sure about HP.
     
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