backing up music files

[banksy]

can anyone offer me advice :

i have approx 7GB of music stored on my pc. i want to format my drive, but i dont want to have to re-install all the music again.
a friend said i could store the music files on two dvd`s (4.7 gb each), & then put them back on my pc when i have done with the format.
can i do this & if so, has anyone got the time to give me an idiot proof giude ?
it would be a massive help if anyone could help.
cheers, banksy.

[Dan]

You can do this any way you like really. I just use a free program like DeepBurner, create data CD/DVD, add folder containing music and burn.

[Chocol8y]

Another option : Free Online storage, search google for your personal fav.

Eg: http://www.mediamax.com/

[MilesAhead]

Imgburn build mode

can anyone offer me advice :

i have approx 7GB of music stored on my pc. i want to format my drive, but i dont want to have to re-install all the music again.
a friend said i could store the music files on two dvd`s (4.7 gb each), & then put them back on my pc when i have done with the format.
can i do this & if so, has anyone got the time to give me an idiot proof giude ?
it would be a massive help if anyone could help.
cheers, banksy.

The easiest and cheapest would probably be to use Imgburn "build mode".
In the Help in the Imgburn program there's a menu item for "visit support
forum" and there you will find guides how to use build mode. I recommend
you select all 3 available file systems. It doesn't cost you anything and
you should be able to read the burned DVDs in any version of Windows
or Linux.

[soup]

The easiest way would be if you have an external hard drive to copy the files over. Do you have Nero?

[banksy]

cheers, everyone for your interest.
i used nero to back up onto 2 dvd`s. (i didn`t realise it was a data dvd i needed to create) - a lot easier than i imagined.
p.s. - no, i dont have an external hard drive or memory stick at the moment.
banksy.

[NightbladeXX]

make sure you burn them as DATA not a music CD this will protect the file integrity of your music

if you make a music cd nero is going to convert them to a wav file format and then you have to rip the files which is going to convert them again