Back-Up Help Needed!

[Fran]

I am trying to update my data back up CD-RW by dragging and dropping files
from my C drive onto the cd. However, I am finding this slow and cumbersome
and seem to get a folder within a folder, instead of just updating the files
within a folder. I must be doing a lot wrong! Also, I do not know how to
back up my email messages...where are they? Can anyone offer me some
procedural direction and advice on how I can back up using the drag and drop
effectively. Thanks in advance. Fran

[John A]

I use Polder Backup free at
http://www.xs4all.nl/~philippo/PolderBackup.htm
You can set up a list of files/folders to be backed up.
I find the easiest way to use it is to do a quick format on the CDRW
before each backup. May be necessary to set CD write speed low to
eliminate CDRW errors.

To see where you OE mail boxes are, in OE go Tools / Options /
Maintenance, then click on "Store folder" (don't change it).

John A

On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:19:24 -0400, "Fran" >
wrote:

>I am trying to update my data back up CD-RW by dragging and dropping files
>from my C drive onto the cd. However, I am finding this slow and cumbersome
>and seem to get a folder within a folder, instead of just updating the files
>within a folder. I must be doing a lot wrong! Also, I do not know how to
>back up my email messages...where are they? Can anyone offer me some
>procedural direction and advice on how I can back up using the drag and drop
>effectively. Thanks in advance. Fran
>

[Randy]

Drag and drop is inherently slower because it uses a different file system
("DirectCD") on the CD, which may also make it unreadable on other systems.
Stick with SendTo: (CDRW)Drive instead...

"Fran" > wrote in message
...
> I am trying to update my data back up CD-RW by dragging and dropping files
> from my C drive onto the cd. However, I am finding this slow and
cumbersome
> and seem to get a folder within a folder, instead of just updating the
files
> within a folder. I must be doing a lot wrong! Also, I do not know how to
> back up my email messages...where are they? Can anyone offer me some
> procedural direction and advice on how I can back up using the drag and
drop
> effectively. Thanks in advance. Fran
>
>

[Joseph Conway \(MSFT\)]

Run ntbackup and backup all your data to a file, then copy only that file to
your CDR, if its too large for one CDR then you will need a third party
burning solution to span the drive.

--
Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/2003 Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Fran" > wrote in message
...
> I am trying to update my data back up CD-RW by dragging and dropping files
> from my C drive onto the cd. However, I am finding this slow and
cumbersome
> and seem to get a folder within a folder, instead of just updating the
files
> within a folder. I must be doing a lot wrong! Also, I do not know how to
> back up my email messages...where are they? Can anyone offer me some
> procedural direction and advice on how I can back up using the drag and
drop
> effectively. Thanks in advance. Fran
>
>