Today’s tip is on backing up a directory or drive to recordable DVD media using free tools. The approach we’ll be using will also allow you to span multiple DVDs for larger backup jobs.

The first tool we’ll be using is DAR (DiskArchive), which was originally developed as a Linux command line application, but has also been ported to the Windows environment. DAR allows you to create archives of directory structures, while splitting the archive file into multiple files of a user defined size.

The second tool we’ll be using is called CommandBurner. CommandBurner is a Win32 utility that can burn files or directories from the Windows Command Prompt.

DAR can be downloaded from here, and CommandBurner can be downloaded from here.

DAR allows you to execute an external application after the creation of each slice of an archive.
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Tip #39: Backing Up to DVD Using Free Tools in Windows XP

Originally from Jameser's Tech Tips by Jameser

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