opossum Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Hello, First off, I just found and downloaded this incredible program and am amazed at what it offers! Currently, I have the need to backup a particular part of my data I work with on a daily basis. It consist of about 20GB of data. Now, in ImgBurn, I select MODE -> BUILD, then OUTPUT -> Image File. So far so good. But where/how can I specify the size of the final .iso image file? I selected a folder of 10GB for a test drive. All I got was a 10GB .iso file (together with a 9KB .mds file). What I need, however, are .iso image files with a size of about 4.7GB respectively so I can burn those images onto a couple single layer DVD's later. I obviously missed the spot in the Properties to check the correct things. I also went through the guides you provide here in the forums, without success... It says that... If the estimated size of the image exceeds that specified in the 'Single Layer' -> 'Maximum Sectors' box, the program will know you're building a double layer ISO and configure itself accordingly. The program will know what I want here... Actually, I don't want that happen. I do want to stick to the single layer mode so I get several 4.7 GB .iso files. What do I have to do to get them? Thanks for your help in advance! Again, this neat little program is awesome. Thanks for creating it! opossum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Use a program like WinRAR or 7-Zip and set it to split your data in 4.38 GiB (4.7 GB) chunks, so that you can burn each of them to a DVD±R with ImgBurn's Build mode. By the way, if you don't want compression, and the additional time it takes, set the Compression Level/Method to Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 ImgBurn is a burning tool, not a backup one. If you want to backup data to multiple discs you need a backup tool - or at least a burning tool that's geared that way - ImgBurn is not. With ImgBurn, what goes in = what comes out. If you give it 10GB of files it'll create a 10GB ISO file. It won't create multiple discs with independent file systems and a few folders/files on each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opossum Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 That clears things up for me. Thanks for the response, admin. And thanks for providing ideas for solutions, mmalves. -o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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