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drag,drop to cdrw ??

Discussion in 'CD-R(W) Media' started by faithzzzz, Mar 20, 2005.

  1. faithzzzz

    faithzzzz Member

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    I have tried Nero InCD and it always mess up my
    drivers and computer and some of my disk I cant open
    up..is there any other programs that I can use as a
    drag and drop,like floppy disk? because I add and
    delete files from my cdrw,s and its alot of work to
    keep burning all the time,any ideas? would a external
    hard drive be better for long term storage?
     
  2. djscoop

    djscoop Active member

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    drag and drop programs, even from a good company like nero, are notorious for drastically slowing computer performance as well as causing problems. Do yourself a huge favor and get a hard drive. External ones are pretty cheap these days.
     
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    faithzzzz Member

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    are External hard drives better on long term storage
    then cdr or cdrw? like 10 or 20 years? all I want is
    something to store all my programs,music,recipes,ect
    and have easy access to delete or add files as needed.
    its a hassile to burn files every day.are External
    hard drive easy to install,and are they reliable?
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    if get an external hd or even when using cdr/w should always have a copy on your hd so if lose a drive/disk will still have the other copy
     
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    Dude2099 Regular member

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    Well your best bet is to grab one of these and never worry again and while your at it, since i recommended it. You should buy me one as well

    http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10462

    That was just a quick search, have a more thorough look and you should be able to save $100 or more. $200 or more if you buy me one ;-)

    Being a chef and all.......maybe? Recipes???? Just a hunch
     
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    I also have Problems with Nero INCD but slightly diferent. If I use drag and drop from one computer it can not be read on second computer. Nero was Instaled on both and both will record & read files but only if they were drag & droped from the same computer. Could this be in the settings of the Nero 6. Instalation instruction were not very clear. Use for data files only. Thanks Vic.
     
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    I,ve used the Maxtor One-Touch for about a year now & I love it. When it's set up properly all you do is push the button & BAM all your new files are copied over to your external HD.
     
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    I setup a one touch HD on my neighbors computer. That dants retrospect software it comes with is crap! OMG its the worst backup software I ever saw! Half the time it didn't backup properly at all! I deleted that and installed what I use, Acronis True Image.
     
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    Mine seems to work fine. But like I;ve said before, I'm not real savvy with a computer. So maybe it just appears to be okay. I googled for thatAcronis True Image & found a free version(6.0) on Major Geeks. Then there's the pay version(8.0)at the Acronis website. Would it be safe to say that the free version would be sufficient. Plus, would I still have the One Touch capabilities.
     
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    will true image work on win98se?
     
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    I just went back to Major Geeks & saw that it was the version 8.0. Must of had a brain fart there sorry. $50.00, is it really worth it?

    True Image 8 enjoys some clear advantages over Ghost 9. It works with any version of Windows (Ghost 9 works only with XP and 2000), it doesn't depend on Microsoft's .Net framework the way its competitor does, and its full version is $20 less expensive

    This from a review fro PC Magazine. That's for you Faithzzzz

    http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117961,00.asp
     
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    how can i back up all my mp3's using a cd burner, i am going to purchase another computer and want to tranfer only my mp3 and pictures, how can i put a lot of mp3 files on a single cdr, please help....
     
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    Just so you know. You should of started a new thread for this. You need to use burning software that will allow you to burn all your files as Data files. This allows you to burn a lot of mp3's on to one disk.
     

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