Can't burn DVDs

Sackboy said:
Could it be space issues?
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that was going to be my next question, although, it should have been our first ;)

Although, if space was a problem, then it would have given a different error message. Maybe you were busy with some files or programs that were in that folder while it was copying? How far was the progress before the message popped up?
 
Ok I found one that has written it properly. But now the next question: how do I go about encrypting a DVD?
 
ZA.Schmidt said:
Ok I found one that has written it properly. But now the next question: how do I go about encrypting a DVD?
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OK, I think you would have to encrypt the Data BEFORE you burn the DVD.

Which program worked by the way?
 
what are you trying to encrypt Schmidt? pr0n ?
 
I used BurnAware free version.

It's just some private data I don't want 'falling into the wrong hands'. What program then do you recommend for encrypting the folders first? It must be unbreakable as possible ;)
 
WinRAR would be good enough IMO. just zip it up!
 
ZA.Schmidt said:
But how hard is the encryption on WinRAR to crack?
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very.

if you use a password longer than 8 letters - basically impossible, unless you have a dedicated FARM of servers working 24/7 on brute forcing it.

unless you're a secret agent, you should be fine with rarring the files with a decent password.
 
so you want to encrypt the stuff you burned from your my pictures folder...
Did you put your porn in the my pictures folder?

Winrar has pretty tight security... the only freeware i could find that could crack it is brute force so use special characters for the password.
 
Keeper said:
very.

if you use a password longer than 8 letters - basically impossible, unless you have a dedicated FARM of servers working 24/7 on brute forcing it.

unless you're a secret agent, you should be fine with rarring the files with a decent password.
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Yes, WinRAR is very good. If you use a random password generator it will be nigh on impossible to crack.

Just be aware that burning highly compressed Data to DVDs and CDs makes them harder to "read"... cos the data is "heavy". I would burn it at the slowest speed possible and redo all of your backups every three years instead of every ten years.
 
Garyvdh said:
Yes, WinRAR is very good. If you use a random password generator it will be nigh on impossible to crack.

Just be aware that burning highly compressed Data to DVDs and CDs makes them harder to "read"... cos the data is "heavy". I would burn it at the slowest speed possible and redo all of your backups every three years instead of every ten years.
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err...what?:confused:

afaik there's no diff, no matter what you burn - it's all just 1 & 0's...?

please explain a bit more, this is new to me :o
 
Garyvdh said:
Yes, WinRAR is very good. If you use a random password generator it will be nigh on impossible to crack.

Just be aware that burning highly compressed Data to DVDs and CDs makes them harder to "read"... cos the data is "heavy". I would burn it at the slowest speed possible and redo all of your backups every three years instead of every ten years.
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In this case odds are that he is burning jpegs so its already "heavy". another thing to be aware of is that keeping all your photos in one compressed archive is literally like putting all your eggs in one basket
 
Jabberwocky said:
In this case odds are that he is burning jpegs so its already "heavy". another thing to be aware of is that keeping all your photos in one compressed archive is literally like putting all your eggs in one basket
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YES! almost forgot - splitting them up would be a good idea... 100%

don't want one scratch to compromise EVERYTHING.
 
Keeper said:
err...what?:confused:

afaik there's no diff, no matter what you burn - it's all just 1 & 0's...?

please explain a bit more, this is new to me :o
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The problem is not as obvious with DVDs as it was with CDs. DVDs newer lasers are designed to read higher data densities. The old CD drives were not. Highly compressed data can cause read problems when you insert a DVD. It is especially noticeable if you create big archives, up to one Gig or larger. Upon insertion, the OS tries to read the ZIP file or the archive, since it is getting ready to "feed" you this data by read-ahead (both visually - as a folder under Win XP or Vista... or by copying this data to the clipboard and pasting it elsewhere). But the system can lock up because the OS is trying to read such a huge amount from the medium. Burning it on a slower speed ensures that the pits which are burned into the DVD are clearer (more clearly defined).

Try it for yourself. Create a 1 Gig Archive of highly compressed pics or MP3s. Then burn that to a DVD. Now go and insert that Burned DVD into another computer and see how long it takes to show you that data.... much less copy the entire archive and paste it back to the hard drive.

Couple that with the normal "degradation" of DVDs and CDs over time (exposure to light, etc.) and you have a potential back-up problem on your hands.
 
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