If you are running backups on a regular basis, you
have probably come across the problem that CDRs or
CDRWs are simply to small for some backups. While you
could split your backups to multiple CDs, this is not
a very good solution if you have to backup 10GBs of
data. The solution to this problem is to use DVDRs
or DVDRWs instead. Since a DVD can easily store as
much as 7 CDs, you could backup 5 to 10 GBs to a single
DVD with a little compression. Using DVDs instead of
CDs will speed up large backups considerably and will
also greatly simplify storage.
Compression
In order to use the DVD media more efficiently you will probably want to compress
your backup before writing it to the DVD. Compression can often reduce the
size of a backup by 50% or more, doubling the capacity of your DVDs. A DVDR
can usually store 4.7GBs of data and with compression you should be able
to store about 10GBs on a single DVD. If you have ever tried to compress
a 10GB file you probably know that this will take a lot of time. If you have
a 20GB harddrive you might also have a problem storing the temporary uncompressed
backup file. Since WinBackup compresses files on-the-fly backup operations
are performed considerably faster. The built-in compression also reduces
the need for a large temporary storage location and makes it much easier
to run large backups to DVD-R or DVD-RW.
Encryption
When storing backups on CDs or DVDs, security can easily become a problem.
Since DVDs can easily get lost or even stolen, you need to protect your backups
from unauthorized access by using some kind of password protection or even
encryption. A backup often contains emails, important documents and other
sensitive information. In fact, if you backup your entire harddrive, your
backup could even contain passwords to computers and websites. WinBackup
allows you to password protect and encrypt your backups with up to 256 bit
encryption, making it virtually impossible for anyone without the correct
password to access your files. Since encryption can be performed automatically
on all backups you do not need to worry about security every time to save
a backup to DVD.
Integrated DVD Writing
Even though many pc owners have a DVD writer installed in their computer, surprisingly
few use it to backup important data. One reason for this could be that many
users feel that writing to DVDs is a little complicated. With WinBackup this
is no longer true. WinBackups integrated CD/DVD writing features makes it
easier than ever before to write backups directly to CDs or DVDs without
knowing anything about DVD Writing. Storing your backup on a DVD is as simple
as inserting an empty DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R or DVD+RW into your DVD
Writer and clicking on "Run Backup". You can even leave a DVDRW
in the DVD writer and schedule WinBackup to automatically update the contents
daily. WinBackup also makes it easy to backup emails, documents or internet
favorites with built-in shortcuts to important user data.
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