need recomendation for backup software

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i have about 25,000 photos which i would like to back up. i looked into
using picassa 2 but it seems to store the files if they are spanned
over discs in a way that requires picassa 2 in order to restore the
backup.

what is another good alternative. i plan on putting them on dvd's.
i am using windows

thanks

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22/04/2005 02:17:45

steven-c <stevenjcampbell@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> i have about 25,000 photos which i would like to back up. i looked
into

> using picassa 2 but it seems to store the files if they are spanned

> over discs in a way that requires picassa 2 in order to restore the

> backup.

>

> what is another good alternative. i plan on putting them on dvd's.

> i am using windows

>

> thanks



I would highly recommend 'Photo Backup' - http://www.onthegosoft.
com/photo_backup.htm It allows spanning of multiple CD's/DVD's and
will write an index page to each disk if required. I backed up
roughly the same amount only the other day and it worked great -
quite cheap too.

HTH

Ted
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steven-c wrote:
> i have about 25,000 photos which i would like to back up. i looked into
> using picassa 2 but it seems to store the files if they are spanned
> over discs in a way that requires picassa 2 in order to restore the
> backup.
>
> what is another good alternative. i plan on putting them on dvd's.
> i am using windows
>
> thanks
>

Steven,
I've used SyncBackSE for a couple years now, and it works great.
Plus it's freeware!
http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/sbse.html
Good luck,
Harmless

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Hi Steven,
Kind of a late answer but you might try Backup4all -
http://www.backup4all.com
It has a mirror backup feature that allows you to store your images on
the dvd in their original format. Plus, if you need to span those over
multiple dvds it will not "split" the last image, meaning all your
images will be intact on the dvds. You can check it out to see if it's
good.




Softland
http://www.backup4all.com//
steven-c wrote:
> i have about 25,000 photos which i would like to back up. i looked
into
> using picassa 2 but it seems to store the files if they are spanned
> over discs in a way that requires picassa 2 in order to restore the
> backup.
>
> what is another good alternative. i plan on putting them on dvd's.
> i am using windows
>
> thanks

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Dantz Retrospect is without a doubt the best backup software available.
It does need some studying to master much of it but you can do much with
little understanding.

subscribe@backup4all.com wrote:

>Hi Steven,
>Kind of a late answer but you might try Backup4all -
>http://www.backup4all.com
>It has a mirror backup feature that allows you to store your images on
>the dvd in their original format. Plus, if you need to span those over
>multiple dvds it will not "split" the last image, meaning all your
>images will be intact on the dvds. You can check it out to see if it's
>good.
>
>
>
>
>Softland
>http://www.backup4all.com//
>steven-c wrote:
>
>
>>i have about 25,000 photos which i would like to back up. i looked
>>
>>
>into
>
>
>>using picassa 2 but it seems to store the files if they are spanned
>>over discs in a way that requires picassa 2 in order to restore the
>>backup.
>>
>>what is another good alternative. i plan on putting them on dvd's.
>>i am using windows
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>
>
>
>