Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
1
Using the mouse, click Start, choose All
Programs, Sonic RecordNow!, and then
click RecordNow! again.
2
Select the Backup Projects tab.
3
Select File Archive.
4
Insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive.
5
Place a check mark in the Changed since box
to limit the scan to files that have been
changed since the last time you completed a
file archive.
Creating an Image File
RecordNow! can take all the files from a CD or DVD
and convert it into a single file called an image file.
You can use the image file to reproduce the original
disc. This is often used when you need to make
multiple copies of the same disc.
Saving an Image
1
Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic
RecordNow!, and then click RecordNow!
again.
2
Select the Backup Projects tab.
3
Select Save Image.
6
Add your files to the Archive window:
Select one or more categories from the list
■
on the left, and click Scan. RecordNow!
scans your hard disk drive for files related
to the category.
Drag files from the Windows Explorer to
■
the Archive window.
7
Click the Burn icon when all of
your files have been added.
If the files do not fit on one disc,
File Archive asks you for
additional discs.
8
Click Done when recording is complete.
4
Insert the source disc into the drive.
5
Click Browse to set the destination and name
of the image file.
6
Click the Save icon to create the image file.
You cannot copy
commercial DVDs
because they are
protected by
copyright laws and
are encoded to
prevent illegal
duplication.
Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs
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