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Setting .bkf file size in ntbackup

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by lfross

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I am trying to use nt backup to backup to dvd-r. While I understand that this is not a directly supported feature I was wondering if it is at all possible to tell ntbackup that once the .bkf file reaches a certain size to start a new one and thus create a set of files that I could burn to DVD's and restore from them

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by timwalsh

There is no way from within the NT backup utility to accomplish this. If you are good with scripting or maybe VB programming, you might be able to create your own application to do this. NT backup knows to change to a new media based on the backupdevice and media used. When backing up to a file, all NT backup knows is you have X amount of free space where the file is located.

Your best bet would be to find a commercial backup package that recognizes CD-Rs and DVD-Rs as valid backup devices. One such package is Retrospect by Dantz.

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