marylouretton

Thanks for the pointer! Also, I noticed the screenshots on your site seem to show an older version of Imgburn options.. i don't know if it's appropriate to discuss in these forums, but i'd like to know if anyone knows simple cd/dvd backup software that can span discs like this without compressing or chunking files. Ideally, i'd like some software that can catalogue my existing dvd collection and backup (with spanning) only the files on my pc that are not already in my previously burned catalog! I welcome any ideas! Example: 50 GB of Photos - 44 GB are in a previously burned catalog of discs. what software scans my existing discs, then accordingly uses only 2 DVD's? Thanks to all/anyone - especially if you have an answer to the latter!

Ok, so the spanning question seems to be answered after all! Use a batch file to control ImgBurn from the command line! Create a smack of ISO's at once using the batch and then burn using ImgBurn's queueing options in write mode. The batch command from below is an excerpt from "Build Mode Queue Support" within this forum. Save the two line batch command into a text file called "buildiso.bat". Place the file into a folder containing "ISO1","ISO2"...etc (individual folders of size 4.3 GB or less). Here is Ephestione's command: @for /d %%i in (*.*) do "E:\program files\tools\imgburn\imgburn.exe" /mode build /buildmode imagefile /src "%%i\" /dest "F:\Burn\%%i.iso" /FILESYSTEM "UDF" /UDFREVISION "2.01" /VOLUMELABEL "%%i" /rootfolder yes /noimagedetails /start /close pause *********** EDIT: thanks to Ephestione*********** Note the very long line followed by a separate line "pause" which will stall the batch file if you double-clicked it (to see the log!). NOTE ALSO: as per Ephestione's note below i have updated to include the FULL set of parameters. NOTE ALSO: E:\program files and F:\Burn is arbitrary - depends on the path to your installation of imgburn and your "Burn" folder will contain the completed iso's.. ********************************************* Not done yet! For settings in ImgBurn, see Ephestione's site: http://www.ephestione.it/nfoimgburnbatchbackup.php ALSO!!! Did you notice that this method requires you to have separated your data into <4.3GB folders? Here are some tools to help with that: Here's a great tool that will tell you the size of each folder dynamically (2000/XP only): http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/ Vista Users don't fret; get TreeSize!: http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml Also see: Burn to the brim http://bttb.sourceforge.net/ SizeMe http://lars.werner.no/?page_id=2 Hope this helps you poor souls out there. Sincerely, The Infamous MLR.