Copy but don't backup (Nero Burning ROM 5.x in general)

Member Name: Asylum

Product:	Nero Burning ROM 5.x in general
Date:	07/05/02 (1400 review reads)
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Advantages: versatile, reliable

Disadvantages: Backup is impractical

Nero Burning Rom is an excellent package, despite consisting of just 11 or 12 Mb for the core program.
Most people usually consider the 2 options are copying a complete disc or selecting individual files or folders to create a disc, but Nero offers much more than that.
Of course these 2 options are available and probably will be used more than any other. On launching Nero you are given the choice of selecting "Copy a CD" or "Compile a new CD", simply choosing your option will take you to the appropriate interface. Compiling a new CD can be done by selecting files or folders from your hard drive or by choosing tracks or files from a CD or from both sources. This is a simple matter of dragging the files from one window to another.
The choice of CD type includes Data, Audio, Video CD or even a mixed compilation so whatever you wish to create Nero will oblige.
One useful feature is creating an image file, which is single file copy of a disc that can be written to a CD at a later time. Another practical application is InCD, a package writing facility included with Nero. InCD will erase data from a rewritable CD, so if you are storing information which you wish to change then simply wipe the disc and re-record. InCD can also be used to format a disc so that you can send files or folders to it just like a large floppy disc. This can be very helpful if you change your archived files on a regular basis, but it can only be read in a Rewriter Drive so is not advisable if you plan to pass the disc to someone else.
The one downfall with Nero is the backup facility. You can copy your hard drive to a collection of CDs and use them to restore your drive if disaster falls, but the amount of space required makes this impractical for anyone with a modern PC containing a large hard drive. Instead of copying files, Nero actually copies the sectors of the hard drive. This is a good way of ensuring an accurate duplication, but it means that all the
drive has to be copied irrespective of whether it is being used. As a result, copying a hard drive of 75 Gb would require about 120 CDs, which is not only a ridiculous expense but would take an absurd period of time to copy or to restore. Personally I would rather just reformat the drive and re-install everything again.
All in all Nero is a very reliable and versatile piece of software, so if you are thinking of buying a CD Writer then consider using Nero.

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