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Nero 6 keeps eating DVDs!
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| news.bluewin.ch 2004-09-11, 5:45 pm |
| Cannot get any help on this from techsupport@nero.com.
Whenever I do a backup, Nero keeps asking for more DVDs, but it only writes
some empty folders and then asks for another DVD. This never ends.
For example, if I have 3.6 GB to backup, and a 4.7 GB DVD, it runs fine,
verifies the DVD and then asks for another DVD. I insert one, it writes for
40 seconds, then asks for another DVD. After doing this a few times, I press
"Cancel" and get the message "Backup failed"
All the DVDs after the first one have only empty directories and a readme.
I have wasted a lot of DVDs on this already.
Please help.
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| news.bluewin.ch wrote:
> Cannot get any help on this from techsupport@nero.com.
>
> Whenever I do a backup, Nero keeps asking for more DVDs, but it only writes
> some empty folders and then asks for another DVD. This never ends.
>
> For example, if I have 3.6 GB to backup, and a 4.7 GB DVD, it runs fine,
> verifies the DVD and then asks for another DVD. I insert one, it writes for
> 40 seconds, then asks for another DVD. After doing this a few times, I press
> "Cancel" and get the message "Backup failed"
> All the DVDs after the first one have only empty directories and a readme.
> I have wasted a lot of DVDs on this already.
> Please help.
>
>
Most of Nero's programs are good; but backup is a dog.
Try Backup4all. I've tested about a dozen backup programs for documents
and it is absolutely the best. Here is my check list:
Features I consider absolutely mandatory for a good document backup
utility are:
* Writes CDs, and even better DVDs
* Non-proprietary file format ["mirror" and standard zip files]
* Job [backup] profiles
* Filters [select what to include/exclude by file extension, etc]
* Scheduler
* Automatic verification
* Fast
* Full, incremental and differential modes
* Clean interface so you can be certain what be included, excluded
and the actions that will be taken.
Backup4all is the only product I know of that meets all of the items on
my mandatory list.
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| Michael Kimmer 2004-09-11, 5:45 pm |
| news.bluewin.ch wrote:
> Cannot get any help on this from techsupport@nero.com.
>
> Whenever I do a backup, Nero keeps asking for more DVDs, but it only
> writes some empty folders and then asks for another DVD. This never
> ends.
>
> For example, if I have 3.6 GB to backup, and a 4.7 GB DVD, it runs
> fine, verifies the DVD and then asks for another DVD. I insert one,
> it writes for 40 seconds, then asks for another DVD. After doing this
> a few times, I press "Cancel" and get the message "Backup failed"
> All the DVDs after the first one have only empty directories and a
> readme. I have wasted a lot of DVDs on this already.
> Please help.
What's your DVD writer's brand and model number?
Maybe a firmware update from the manufacturer's web site may approve on the
described issue?
--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer
"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"
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| Michael Kimmer wrote:
> news.bluewin.ch wrote:
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> What's your DVD writer's brand and model number?
> Maybe a firmware update from the manufacturer's web site may approve on the
> described issue?
>
I had the same problem with Nero backup with two different burners. Bug
seemed to occur with large backups.
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| Travis 2004-09-13, 5:45 pm |
| My own experience with Nero6 as a backup utility was _very_ flaky, as
was its handling of DVDs generally. Erasing DVD+RWs seemed beyond it.
Sonic's little "Record Now" (pre-installed on a new Dell) just whizzed
through stuff Nero6.3 either balked or ruined. I currently use Drive
Image 7 to write DVD-sized chunks and Sonic to pass the chunks onto
DVDs. I've successfully done sample file restores, but not an entire
drive.
Travis
"news.bluewin.ch" <stephenanders@msn.com> wrote in message
news:4143592d$1_1@news.bluewin.ch...
> Cannot get any help on this from techsupport@nero.com.
>
> Whenever I do a backup, Nero keeps asking for more DVDs, but it only
> writes
> some empty folders and then asks for another DVD. This never ends.
>
> For example, if I have 3.6 GB to backup, and a 4.7 GB DVD, it runs
> fine,
> verifies the DVD and then asks for another DVD. I insert one, it
> writes for
> 40 seconds, then asks for another DVD. After doing this a few times,
> I press
> "Cancel" and get the message "Backup failed"
> All the DVDs after the first one have only empty directories and a
> readme.
> I have wasted a lot of DVDs on this already.
> Please help.
>
>
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| John . 2004-09-15, 9:55 am |
| I've had great success with Nero 5 and now Nero 6.3 (I have Pioneer
A05 dvd burner and tdk cdr burner).
I have always used Fuji film CDs and dvds without any problems (XP pro
with SP2). I have some Pioneer dvd rw's and never had problem with
quick erase. I did have one problem some time ago trying to have
Drive Image write to a quick erased dvdrw. I found out I had to do
full erase for that software to work.
Other than that quirk (which wasn't Nero's fault), I would have to say
Nero is a 2 thumbs up for me! with both cdr's, dvd-r's, and dvd-rw's.
If you're using dvdrw's, try full erase first. Also verify that you
have latest firmware for your dvd drive. Also, quality dvd's are not
expensive anymore.
john
"Travis" <travis_at_charbeneau_dot_net> wrote:
>My own experience with Nero6 as a backup utility was _very_ flaky, as
>was its handling of DVDs generally. Erasing DVD+RWs seemed beyond it.
>Sonic's little "Record Now" (pre-installed on a new Dell) just whizzed
>through stuff Nero6.3 either balked or ruined. I currently use Drive
>Image 7 to write DVD-sized chunks and Sonic to pass the chunks onto
>DVDs. I've successfully done sample file restores, but not an entire
>drive.
>
>Travis
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