[Ham-Computers] RE: Nero help

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That's true, but I didn't say/recommend using EasyCD/Media as a backup 
utility.  The only portion of it that I install and use turns the CD/DVDRW drive 
into something that the OS sees as just another (removable media) drive.  Unless 
(a) the CD/DVD drive is never going to be used for anything other than backups 
(and the backup utility knows how to write to it without OS help) or (b) the 
backup utility loads at boot time and turns the CD/DVD drive into just another 
drive as EasyCD does.

In a message dated 12/13/2005 4:31:44 PM Central Standard Time, 
aaron.hsu at nbcuni.com writes: 
> For "regular" (aka more "standard") backup purposes, I would suggest a
> true data backup application rather than a CD/DVD creator such as Nero
> or EasyCD Creator.  Good examples are Retrospect Backup and Novabackup
> (by Novastor).  Both these apps are designed specifically for regular
> data backups and include a disaster recovery process to bring your
> system back to the way it was before the disaster.
> 
> Nero or EasyCD is fine for simple backups, but it's a bit of a pain if
> you're backing up more than what will fit on one piece of media.  Backup
> apps allow you to span the data across several pieces of media during
> the backup.  They also offer compression if you're willing to take the
> risk vs the space savings benefit.
> 

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