gmingee Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Will Roxio Software allow me to archive a project folder containing about 10GB of data to multiple DVDS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrussell Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yes, use Creator Classic. Create a 'data' project, add the files, choose the disc size and burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 That much data will take more than 2 standard DVDs or 1 DL/DVD. You would be wise to make the decision on where to split it yourself. Any form of disc spanning means there is a file split across more than one disc - and if there is a problem, even a recovery program like cdroller or ISOBuster isn't going to recover the split file. If you use compression to fit it into a smaller area, then you need the same program to de-compress it later. If you are on a different computer or using a different Operating System, you may be SOL for all of it. But, an uncompressed data disc without disc spanning can be read on any computer. Use R media. RW media is fine for testing things (if it doesn't work, you can erase the disc) or moving things to another computer when the original file is safely on the originating computer, but not sufficiently reliable for long-term archiving. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 That much data will take more than 2 standard DVDs or 1 DL/DVD. You would be wise to make the decision on where to split it yourself. Any form of disc spanning means there is a file split across more than one disc - and if there is a problem, even a recovery program like cdroller or ISOBuster isn't going to recover the split file. If you use compression to fit it into a smaller area, then you need the same program to de-compress it later. If you are on a different computer or using a different Operating System, you may be SOL for all of it. But, an uncompressed data disc without disc spanning can be read on any computer. Use R media. RW media is fine for testing things (if it doesn't work, you can erase the disc) or moving things to another computer when the original file is safely on the originating computer, but not sufficiently reliable for long-term archiving. Lynn Good advise, except for the capacity of a DL DVD.... cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Good advise, except for the capacity of a DL DVD.... cd I read it that way the first time but maybe the "more than" phrase was meant to apply to both "2 standard" and "1 DL". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 That much data will take more than 2 standard DVDs or 1 DL/DVD. <snip> Lynn That seems pretty clear to me. A standard DVD is 4.3GiB or 4.7GB; a DL/DVD is 7.9GiB or 8.54GB. There is no way of getting around that is is LESS THAN 10 GB for one DL/DVD or 2 DVDs. The difference between the decimal system (GB) or binary system (GiB) results in the difference - the DVD capacity is the same, just counted differently. Sales departments usually use th decimal size because it looks bigger. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Crystal clear... That would take 3 standard DVDs OR 1 standard DVD and 1 DL/DVD. cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_deweywright Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I read it that way the first time but maybe the "more than" phrase was meant to apply to both "2 standard" and "1 DL". Okay... the way it could have been written to avoid any ambiguity would be: "That much data will take more than 2 standard DVDs or more than 1 DL/DVD." However, my original reading distributed the "more than 2" to both types of disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malatekid Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Okay... the way it could have been written to avoid any ambiguity would be: "That much data will take more than 2 standard DVDs or more than 1 DL/DVD." However, my original reading distributed the "more than 2" to both types of disc. Got it, Dave. "distributed the more than ..." - sounds like the multiplication distributive property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_deweywright Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Got it, Dave. "distributed the more than ..." - sounds like the multiplication distributive property. Yeah... that was the thought behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Guru drift with math ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_deweywright Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Guru drift with math ! It also falls into the "word problem" and "boolean logic" categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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