Need help quickly re roxio CD to backup computer

17 years ago

I think my computer is getting ready to crash. I have More gigs of info than would fit on a flash drive and have dial up I am not able to back up to the internet sources.

I am using windows XP system.

I am trying to use Roxio CD creator to back up my hard drive.

I burned the first DVD, I do not understand how I would use this DVD to get the information back onto the computer. I have tried to read the on line in the help secton information but can't find the answers. This won't do me any good if I don't know how to use the DVD to get the files back on the computer.

How would I use the DVD to get the information back onto the computer? Would I load the DVD just like I would if I wanted to access just one file? I clicked on the files on this DVD and the images do not open up. I wanted to be sure they were working properly. I back up images to DVD all the time and if I want to look at the images they open up but this backup DVD the images do not open. Not sure if this makes since to you.

I burned the first DVD the regular way by selecting file fo folders one at a time to burn to the DVD but it took me one hour just to get one DVD way too time consuming and I have 17GB of pictures alone! By the way is there a way I can select many file folders at a time? I tried holding down the shift key but this does not allow me to high light more than one file folder at a time.

Can you help me before I crash.

Lora

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stargazzer
17 years ago
Sorry I can't help you, but would be interested in the difference in backing up the system instead of just your personal stuff.
louh_gw
17 years ago
Can't help you with the backup, but to highlight more than one item at a time, hold down the control key.

Lou
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mikie_gw
17 years ago
I havent ever used Roxio but from a quick search ... looks like when you initially start the roxio Back-Up & Resore program you select a bullet to either back up, or to restore.

In explorer if say opened by right clicking myComputer and selecting explore,,, if you select a drive or folder on the Left hand plane.. all the folders in the Right hand side should accept a group highlight or allow ctrl+click highlight of a group individually.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
17 years ago
I would suggest you go to your nearest pc supply store and purchase a copy of Acronis True Image, it will allow you to make an image of your entire drive which you can back up to an external usb drive or to cd or dvd. It backs up your operating system as well as all your stuff.

The other option is go out and purchase an external usb hard drive large enough to hold all your stuff and plug it into your pc usb port and drag and drop what ever you want to save to that hard drive.

No matter what media you use to put it back on a pcs hard drive you just connect the media whether it be dvd or hard drive and open it find your files or folders and move them back to your pc.

Yes you should be able to view anything you put on the dvd just as you viewed it on the pc, if not then it was either saved in the wrong format or it did not burn properly and is not useable.

For your drive you think is about to go you can also get a program from Steve Gibson called Spinrite that may help you with that. You would need to have someone download it for you probably since you are on dial up and it may take a while, depending on your connection. Here is that link

Here is a link that might be useful: spinrite
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
17 years ago
to select several file folders or all in a group open your explorer, right click start choose explore, click on the tree to select what you want when that opens in the right pane go to the top click edit then select all that will hilight all, you can do the same for your folders.

If you wanted to save your entire my documents folder click on my computer, under files saved on this computer go to the folder that is yours, right click on that folder and choose the option send to, select your dvd drive, or a usb hard drive. IT will then move the entire contents.
klaa2
17 years ago
Loralee, regardless of the software you will eventually settle on, you will need to use multiple DVD's unless you opt for an external hard drive.

I suggest that you take an afternoon and use a disk burning application (I can't stand Roxio, more on this later) to back up the files and folders of your choosing. If your DVD writer is capable, use double layered DVD-R's as they are 8.5 GB each. Then, get in the habit of backing up new files to dvd on a regular basis.

A real simple solution would be to buy an external USB or Firewire hard drive and copy over your precious files, though I would still make DVD's and put them away. Most, if not all, external drives come with some sort of "back-up" software.

As Ravencajun suggests, Trueimage is pretty good.

I do not recommend anything by Roxio as their software has proven to conflict with hardware drivers and also creates problems when installed with other software. It doesn't play well with other software. I have made many repairs to friends and family computers that Roxio has caused.

There are many other cd/dvd burning software solutions available, I am partial to Nero.

I also suggest Total Commander as a file manager. It far exceeds the capability of Windows Explorer and once you use it, you'll never look back. If you get an external hard drive and use total commander, you'll be done in no time at all.

Good luck.

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