ISO Creation Software Needed

[Kardon Coupé]

Dear All,

Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash, by
pulling all there data of the drivers, documents, pictures, etc.. then I
have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...

A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes and
I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff around to fit the dvd's to
not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into the folder,
DVD2, dragging files into the folder, etc

Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point to a
folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO and remember which ones
it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each ISO, job would be
done much quicker.

Thanks in advance.
Regards
Paul.

 

[Jim]

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:59:25 -0000, "Kardon Coupé"
<prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote:

>Dear All,
>
>Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash, by
>pulling all there data of the drivers, documents, pictures, etc.. then I
>have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
>
>A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes and
>I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff around to fit the dvd's to
>not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into the folder,
>DVD2, dragging files into the folder, etc
>
>Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point to a
>folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO and remember which ones
>it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each ISO, job would be
>done much quicker.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Regards
>Paul.
>

Easier for them to do external image backups ?

 

[David Webb]

"Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message
news:#niJg#dzKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Dear All,
>
> Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash, by
> pulling all there data of the drivers, documents, pictures, etc.. then I have
> been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
>
> A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes and I'm
> having to sit there and manually move stuff around to fit the dvd's to not
> waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into the folder, DVD2,
> dragging files into the folder, etc
>
> Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point to a
> folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO and remember which ones
> it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each ISO, job would be
> done much quicker.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Regards
> Paul.
>

Wow, that sounds like a lot of work for just a few systems. Are you expecting a
greater influx of failures of the same type coming your way?

I assume that you are accessing the hard drives via some method similar to
mounting it in an external USB enclosure. Or maybe you're using a BartPE or
UBCD4WIN disc. It would help to know exactly how.

Food for thought: Why couldn't you simply collect the data files into separate
zip files? You would end up with smaller files due to compression. You could
then burn the zip files to DVD media.

Just my 2 cents.


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[Kardon Coupé]

Nah, as it's generally only 'My Documents' and Desktop stuff the've forgot
to move into 'My Documents' etc... all the rest would just be a waste of the
discs...

"Jim" <bojimbo261@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:dknsq5dinsu4o1tlst90gma3ah7oukpbub@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:59:25 -0000, "Kardon Coupé"
> <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote:
>
>>Dear All,
>>
>>Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash, by
>>pulling all there data of the drivers, documents, pictures, etc.. then I
>>have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
>>
>>A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes and
>>I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff around to fit the dvd's to
>>not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into the
>>folder,
>>DVD2, dragging files into the folder, etc
>>
>>Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point to
>>a
>>folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO and remember which
>>ones
>>it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each ISO, job would
>>be
>>done much quicker.
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>Regards
>>Paul.
>>
>
> Easier for them to do external image backups ?

 

[db]

you might try drive image xml.

with it you can point to a folder(s)
on the disk and create individual
images of the folders and files
that fit on a cd.

also, have the program make the
images into a folder on the hd and
call it something like "images xml"

then you can move those small
image files onto a dvd(s)

to restore the images from the
dvd(s), simply copy them back onto
the hard drive and extract the
data.
--

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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
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~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>
>

"Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message news:#niJg#dzKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Dear All,
>
> Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash, by pulling all there data of the drivers, documents,
> pictures, etc.. then I have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
>
> A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes and I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff around
> to fit the dvd's to not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into the folder, DVD2, dragging files into the
> folder, etc
>
> Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point to a folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO
> and remember which ones it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each ISO, job would be done much quicker.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Regards
> Paul.
>

 

[Kardon Coupé]

Looking at the software (drive image xml), I don't seem to be able to find
the option to pick the folders?

All I can see to do is back up a full drive and/or restore a full drive,
mind you I did download the freeware version, maybe that is why?

Regards
Paul.
"db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news6E59B52-CACB-4C16-8486-2EA358956606@microsoft.com...
> you might try drive image xml.
>
> with it you can point to a folder(s)
> on the disk and create individual
> images of the folders and files
> that fit on a cd.
>
> also, have the program make the
> images into a folder on the hd and
> call it something like "images xml"
>
> then you can move those small
> image files onto a dvd(s)
>
> to restore the images from the
> dvd(s), simply copy them back onto
> the hard drive and extract the
> data.
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> - Systems Analyst
> - Database Developer
> - Accountancy
> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
> - Microsoft Partner
> - @hotmail.com
> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen
>
>>
>>
>
> "Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message
> news:#niJg#dzKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash,
>> by pulling all there data of the drivers, documents, pictures, etc.. then
>> I have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
>>
>> A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes
>> and I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff around to fit the
>> dvd's to not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into
>> the folder, DVD2, dragging files into the folder, etc
>>
>> Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point
>> to a folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO and remember
>> which ones it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each
>> ISO, job would be done much quicker.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Regards
>> Paul.
>>

 

[db]

my apologies for the
inaccurate information.

I went ahead and ran my
version and saw that the
program images the entire
drive.

for some reason I thought
it could image individual
folders.

there is however a program
called zip central.

it can zip folders and span
them over multiple disks.

you might want to look into
the above to help you out
with the predicament.

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces
- Microsoft Partner
- @hotmail.com
~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>
>

"Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message news:eM2HATfzKHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Looking at the software (drive image xml), I don't seem to be able to find the option to pick the folders?
>
> All I can see to do is back up a full drive and/or restore a full drive, mind you I did download the freeware version, maybe that
> is why?
>
> Regards
> Paul.
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message news6E59B52-CACB-4C16-8486-2EA358956606@microsoft.com...
>> you might try drive image xml.
>>
>> with it you can point to a folder(s)
>> on the disk and create individual
>> images of the folders and files
>> that fit on a cd.
>>
>> also, have the program make the
>> images into a folder on the hd and
>> call it something like "images xml"
>>
>> then you can move those small
>> image files onto a dvd(s)
>>
>> to restore the images from the
>> dvd(s), simply copy them back onto
>> the hard drive and extract the
>> data.
>> --
>>
>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
>> - Systems Analyst
>> - Database Developer
>> - Accountancy
>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
>> - Microsoft Partner
>> - @hotmail.com
>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> "Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message news:#niJg#dzKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash, by pulling all there data of the drivers, documents,
>>> pictures, etc.. then I have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
>>>
>>> A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes and I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff
>>> around to fit the dvd's to not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into the folder, DVD2, dragging files
>>> into the folder, etc
>>>
>>> Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point to a folder it will scan, build up a list, create the
>>> ISO and remember which ones it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each ISO, job would be done much quicker.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> Regards
>>> Paul.
>>>
>
>

 

[LD55ZRA]

I don't think there is anything out there that can create an iso of a
folder unless you meant "backup". If so then Acronis and Norton Ghost
are ideal candidates but they cost money. If you are going to spend the
rest of your life creating backups of folders then investing in these
software is a good investment indeed IMHO.

<http/groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/ed523cce32b35362?hl=en#>

hth


"Kardon Coupé" wrote:
>
> Looking at the software (drive image xml), I don't seem to be able to find
> the option to pick the folders?
>
> All I can see to do is back up a full drive and/or restore a full drive,
> mind you I did download the freeware version, maybe that is why?
>
> Regards
> Paul.
> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news6E59B52-CACB-4C16-8486-2EA358956606@microsoft.com...
> > you might try drive image xml.
> >
> > with it you can point to a folder(s)
> > on the disk and create individual
> > images of the folders and files
> > that fit on a cd.
> >
> > also, have the program make the
> > images into a folder on the hd and
> > call it something like "images xml"
> >
> > then you can move those small
> > image files onto a dvd(s)
> >
> > to restore the images from the
> > dvd(s), simply copy them back onto
> > the hard drive and extract the
> > data.
> > --
> >
> > db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
> > DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
> > - Systems Analyst
> > - Database Developer
> > - Accountancy
> > - Veteran of the Armed Forces
> > - Microsoft Partner
> > - @hotmail.com
> > ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen
> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> > "Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message
> > news:#niJg#dzKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> Recenlty I've been helping a few people out, when there machines crash,
> >> by pulling all there data of the drivers, documents, pictures, etc.. then
> >> I have been burning the stuff out to give back to them...
> >>
> >> A majority of the time the information is well over dvd capacity sizes
> >> and I'm having to sit there and manually move stuff around to fit the
> >> dvd's to not waste space on them..Like creating DVD1, dragging files into
> >> the folder, DVD2, dragging files into the folder, etc
> >>
> >> Here is the question, is there any software out there, that I can point
> >> to a folder it will scan, build up a list, create the ISO and remember
> >> which ones it has allocated to the ISO, then i can just burn out each
> >> ISO, job would be done much quicker.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> Regards
> >> Paul.
> >>

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[Big_Al]

db said this on 3/27/2010 8:04 PM:
> my apologies for the
> inaccurate information.
>
> I went ahead and ran my
> version and saw that the
> program images the entire
> drive.
>
> for some reason I thought
> it could image individual
> folders.
>
> there is however a program
> called zip central.
>
> it can zip folders and span
> them over multiple disks.
>
> you might want to look into
> the above to help you out
> with the predicament.
>

I agree, zip and winrar will build archives of a specified size, like 4
gig. Splitting them as it goes. Then you just burn them as files to
dvds. I used to do that to floppies. It was really useful there.

 

[LD55ZRA]

"Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
newsCRYBmnzKHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> I agree, zip and winrar will build archives of a specified size, like 4
> gig. Splitting them as it goes. Then you just burn them as files to
> dvds. I used to do that to floppies. It was really useful there.

Although Zip and Winrar will do exactly what you say, the chances of files
being corrupted in the process is also very high. I have seen many times
that files that are split using Zip (mainly) failed to unzip when I wanted
them to. So caution is also required by way of testing these files before
deleting the source.

hth

 

[Twayne]

In news:hoomv7$e6b$1@speranza.aioe.org,
LD55ZRA <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
> newsCRYBmnzKHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>> I agree, zip and winrar will build archives of a specified
>> size, like 4 gig. Splitting them as it goes. Then you
>> just burn them as files to dvds. I used to do that to
>> floppies. It was really useful there.
>
> Although Zip and Winrar will do exactly what you say, the
> chances of files being corrupted in the process is also
> very high. I have seen many times that files that are
> split using Zip (mainly) failed to unzip when I wanted them
> to. So caution is also required by way of testing these
> files before deleting the source.
> hth

Bull feces; Winzip is a very reliable program, as is the
legacy zip provided with win XP for compression of files. They
will meet or exceed the results of any other program on the
market. If you had trouble with spanned disks, those were your
problems, not the software's. You have to be one of the least
credible posters on the 'net, you know that?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"LD55ZRA" <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:hoomv7$e6b$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>
> "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
> newsCRYBmnzKHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>> I agree, zip and winrar will build archives of a specified size, like 4
>> gig. Splitting them as it goes. Then you just burn them as files to
>> dvds. I used to do that to floppies. It was really useful there.
>
> Although Zip and Winrar will do exactly what you say, the chances of files
> being corrupted in the process is also very high. I have seen many times
> that files that are split using Zip (mainly) failed to unzip when I wanted
> them to. So caution is also required by way of testing these files before
> deleting the source.
>
> hth

I've never actually seen this happen.

As to maximum archive size, this is dependent on the Zip utility and the
disk format - FATx format does not support files larger than 4 gig.

 

[John Wunderlich]

LD55ZRA <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:4BAEA87C.40C69B39@discussions.microsoft.com:

> I don't think there is anything out there that can create an iso of a
> folder unless you meant "backup".

"IsoRecorder" will make a .iso of a folder.

After installation, simply right-click on a folder and select
"Create ISO Image File"

Freeware.

<http/isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm>

HTH,
John