NTBACKUP

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Al Dykes

Will NTBackup backup to a CDRW?
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No. I use it disk-to-disk for full recovery from C drive crashes,
etc, and I burn My Documents and my own files to a CD, regularly.
 
Shawnews said:
Will NTBackup backup to a CDRW?
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Apparently it will, but you must have used a third-party application to
format the CDRW disk for packet writing first...(Nero or Roxio or
similar)...
 
Apparently it will, but you must have used a third-party application to
format the CDRW disk for packet writing first...(Nero or Roxio or
similar)...
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By "no" I meant using one-use disks. IMO, packet writing isn't
reliable enough for my backups,
 
Shawnews said:
Will NTBackup backup to a CDRW?
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No. In general that's a bad idea for any application to work with a file on
a CD.

Instead, backup to a drive and then copy the backup to the CD using
Explorer.

Also, note that a CD may not be large enough to hold your backup anyway; so
check that out before you do the copy. Most people use an external drive
for backups these days; they've gotten reasonably cheap.

HTH
Pop`
 
Gordon said:
Oh yes it will, AFAIK. But the CDRW needs to be formatted for packet
writing first....
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To Shawover and above this answer and others you've received, my
advice is that you do *not* do this.

CDRWs are less reliable than CDRs, and packet writing is less reliable than
normal CD-writing. Saving a few cents on your backups, but ending up with
less reliability makes no sense.
 
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