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Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

I recently purchased Acronis TI and backed up my "C" drive image to an external HDD. Acronis TI is supposed to accomodate backin gup to CDs also. In my search for information as to how to do this I have encountered several statements which are supposed to apply. UDF Packet-Writing software is required to burn backup images to CDs; 2 of these software varieties are Roxio's Drag to Disc and Ahead Nero's InCD. I read also that Win Xp also contained Packet-Writing software as well as some drives include it in their software bundle. My (D) drive is a LITE-ON Combo LTC-48161H DVD/CD-R and my (E) drive is a LITE-ON DVD=RW LDW-401S DVD/CD-R. I there a chance that the needed Packet-Writing software is already on my computer somewhere? If so where? I would like to know how to burn my backup to DVDs and will do so as an additoonal safeguard. Thanks. Bobby

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

You should be able to write your TrueImage images to your DVD since you do have a DVD writer. The TI image files will never exceed the 4 GB limit and blank DVDs can contain up to 4.7 GB of data. Of course sometimes very large images have to be saved on more than one file, so you would have to use more than one DVD if you have a very large image that spans multiple files...

I don't think you will have any trouble at all though. A TI image is just a very large file. If you can burn other files to a blank DVD, then you will have no trouble burning your TI images to DVD...

I use Nero for my backups...

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Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

Thank you for the response, NR. Bobby