Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Backing up and restoring with CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW
Saving an image file to an unsupported CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW drive

If Norton Ghost does not support your CD-R/RW drive and the image file is too 
large to fit on one CD, you can still save the image file to CD.

Not all CD-R/RW/DVD drives are supported by Norton Ghost. If your drive is 
unsupported, you can create an image file and then write it to CD/DVD using 
third-party software.

If your drive is unsupported, and the image file is too large to fit onto one disk, 
you can still save the image file to CD/DVD. 

There are two methods of saving an image file to an unsupported CD-R/RW/
DVD drive:

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Splitting the image file while creating it

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Splitting the image file after it has been created

The image file is initially saved to another partition or hard disk and then copied 
to a CD-R/RW/DVD disk using your CD/DVD recording software.

To save an image file onto a CD, you must split the image file into files that fit on 
a CD-ROM. Split the image into files that are not larger than 620 MB. This leaves 
room on a CD for any additional files that you might need or any difference in 
the capacity of the CD.

Note: Some CD/DVD writers let you write directly to the CD-RW/DVD as if to a 
drive letter. This is not supported by Norton Ghost.