Actually, Easy CD Creator verison 6 can do drag & drop to a DVD-RW.
However, like a CD-RW, you must first "format" the DVD-RW for packet
writing. In version 6 this is accessed from the drag-to-disk systray icon,
right-click, format. Note that it may take an hour to do such a format,
unless you have a newer, faster DVD writer. Once formated, treat the DVD-RW
like a big CD-RW.
That said, I strongly suggest that you buy a stack of DVD-Rs. As nice as
drag-to-disk seems to be, being able to write/erase a single file and all, I
have found that sort of CD (or DVD) to be less reliable than a write-once CD
(or DVD). The write once format is usually Joliet, which is pretty
universally readable by any CD or DVD reader on any PC. (Avoid using UDF
format on a write-once DVD.) The drag-to-disk sort of writing/rewriting, is
generically called packet writing, and is not as standard, so your DVD-RW
might not be readbale in a friend's PC, or even in your next PC. Further,
most DVD witers write DVD-R media at about wice the speed of DVD-RW media.
However, you can take an unformatted DVD-RW and treat it just like a DVD-R.
Write a bunch, then finalize the DVD-RW, all in one operation. The
advantage of DVD-RW is that you can use the erase function of Easy CD
Creator to wipe the DVD-RW and then write again. This is an all-or-nothing
process. You can not write/erase individual files in this mode. The
advantage is that most DVD readers can read such a DVD-RW. A "quick" erase
takes only a minute, or less.
Finally, if you want to do incremental backups of a new/changed files every
day (a good idea), think about an external USB 2.0 hard drive. The old DOS
command, XCOPY, is still part of XP, and can copy only new/changed files,
among other options. To get more help for XCOPY, open a command prompt and
type XCOPY /?. When done with a backup, unplug the USB cable and your data
will be safe from viruse. Turn off the power to the drive and unplug it,
then your data will also be safe from electrical surges. A USB 2.0 drive is
much faster than a DVD writer, and has a far greater capacity.
