[mavec]

ello!

Just one little question again
I've got these directorys with a lot of data (up to 5GB) and sub-directorys and so on. And it takes a lot of time to first sort out the data so that it would fit on standard CD-rom disks (650-700MB) .
So I'm wondering if anyone knows any software that would do this automatically, like a backup-software, but that wouldn't compress it into a single file, cd-image or zip or something, but would simply sort the files so that they would fit on the CDs and then continue on the next disk. something like that.
would appreciate any ideas for this

thank you! ..

[shuki]

I believe you can use winRAR to compress it all and break it up into user set sizes. So you could set it to compress all 5Gb but to split it every 700mb or so. though I thought there was a 2Gb working limit with winRAR so you might have to do it three times (2Gb, 2Gb and then final Gig.) Again, maybe someone can confirm or refute this but I sure thought it would work this way...

[Veridian3]

Yes, WinRAR is the way to go...not sure if its got a GB limit...but it will split the files into handy CD sized chunks.

Also the other option is buy a DVD burner...they are dead cheap now.

Stu

[mavec]

winrar would work quite well I think in one way... though I would like to have the files non-archived/non-compressed. so that the files would be free to open directly from the CD.
so in this case winrar won't help me too much.

thanks anyways ..

[Zardon]

winrar has a 2gb limit, but you can set it to compress into multi archive .rar files of your size choosing in the options setup when compressing.

Save up and pick yourself up a DVD burner they are cheap now, and well worth the outlay.

[shuki]

$169 at newegg and a very good chance you can update the firmware to get it burning at 4x DVD rate though don't know if you're stateside or not. I just back up my stuff directly to a spare 8mb hdd

[mavec]

I just back up my stuff directly to a spare 8mb hdd

not much data you have if it fits on a 8mb hdd


anyways.. I would have no use for a DVD-R . yet . just looking for a software like the one I described. though looking a lot I haven't found any. maybe there could be a software that sould sort out any data in any directories with a certain size specified. so that I just could burn the directories after that.
guess I just have to keep looking, even harder

[shuki]

Originally posted by mavec
not much data you have if it fits on a 8mb hdd

DOH!

[mavec]

Originally posted by shuki
DOH!

sorry, bad joke

[merry]

1. Make a 700MB partition
2. BACK UP YOUR DATA
3. MOVE your data to the 700MB partition - of course, only < 700MB will fit and be moved, the rest will be in your 5GB (now -700MB) original dirs.
4. Write the first CD and empty the 700meg partition
5. Again, select the dir(s) containing the remaining data and MOVE to the 700 meg partition, write the cd etc.

I couldn't promise that the files would be in a certain order, but chances are they will (one subdir will be moved at a time, provided it fits within 700 megs). Try step 3 and see what happens.

Good luck

[tek]

This is why I stole a nice Neo JukeBox 20GB a couple years back... been working like a beauty ever since, except I cant update the firmware.. and sometimes it mixes my mp3 files, so a rap song will have like 5 sec of techno in random spots

[mavec]

merry:
Nice one, never thought of that, could be possible. Though it would take time to first move the data to the partition to then burn it. But it would be easier so it has been taken under consideration.
thanks

tek:
A jukebox would be nice yeah. But I wouldn't have too much use for it either as I don't need to do this too often. I guess they are quite cheap nowadays though? . I'm om a tight budget here so
thanks for the idea

[Saint_K]

Get urself a copy of norton ghost....