Thanks Chuck,
I'll have a twiddle next week & yes, I was trying to write to a DVD.
Stuart
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Sorry, I've never used it to write to CD's or DVD's which I think is
> what you're trying to do. I do all of my backup onto mutiple USB hard
> drives which are clones or near clones of the boot drive. Never heard
> of DLA either until I checked their site and see that it's software to
> do UDF formatting of your removable media.
>
> Can't tell you anything other than to read this page which says that
> SyncBack requires pre-formatted media and gives sources for the software
> to do so along with caveats peculiar to each:
> <http://www.2brightsparks.com/help/index.php?pf=kb&page=index_v2&id=69&c=>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Stuart Robinson wrote:
>
>
>> I'm not getting very far with SyncBack. Installed it this morning, that
>> & the DLA stuff it refers to.
>> Following instructions, I think,
>>
>> *To format a disc: *
>>
>> 1. Insert a disc into your recorder drive.
>> 2. In *My Computer*, right-click your recorder drive.
>>
>> The *Use with DLA *option in the popup menu should have a check
>> mark beside it. If this option is not selected, follow the steps
>> in Using DLA With Your Recorder Drive <vxdla_u2.htm#155637> before
>> proceeding.
>>
>> 3. Click *Format*.
>>
>> DLA's /Format/ dialog box appears. The options available to you
>> will depend on the type of recorder drive you have.
>>
>> I get no pop up menu & no option to format. But if I right click on the
>> start button, explore, select the drive & choose properties, the Use
>> with DLA is checked. Any ideas please?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Try SyncBack. You'll give up xxcopy in a flash. The list of bugs in
>>> xxcopy also used to scare me.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
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