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    CD-ROM Back Up Help?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Llaganator, Aug 19, 2012.

  1. Llaganator

    Llaganator Newbie

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    I was trying to backup my M14x for the first time and inserted a blank completely new CD. I tried backing it up but apparently it was not formatted so I told it to format the CD. the backup failed somewhere near the end where the format was apparently incompletely. I tried running the back up again but it failed because there were already files of another computer on it, probably the unfinished parts. I deleted the files off the CD and restored it to its defaults but now it still says it has a bunch of data on it. Only 123 MB on a 702 MB CD. Why does it say that?
     
    Llaganator, Aug 19, 2012
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  2. yeuemmaimai

    yeuemmaimai Notebook Consultant

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    I thought the backup used DVDs? could be an issue with the drive.....
     
    yeuemmaimai, Aug 20, 2012
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