last backup could not complete on RW/DVD

[genxie]

my last backup attemt was stopped because it said the DVD blank disc could not be formatted properly, do I have to do that before backup? because it said it was doing it during the process.

also I have no recovery disc that came with my recent second hand computer, can I make one? is that backup or is backup only for my personal files and no hard drive data?

 

[Jonathan_King]

The recovery discs will not backup your files. It merely provides a way of repairing the installation in the event the system cannot boot. See link. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

Have you backed up to a DVD before? If so, it could be a bad DVD.

 

[genxie]

no I have not backed up to a DVD before, and it was a 4 gb empty cd disc with nothing else prevoiusly on it, should I be using a USB instead? I'll try the - system repair disc create - thank you for your help!

 

[genxie]

got my backup to work right on DVD/CD, but thank you for the system repair disc create download link as well. question answered.

 

[Jonathan_King]

What did you do to fix it?

 

[genxie]

there was a loud beeping sound and shortly after that a popup window saying my scheduled backup was ready to process and to insert DVD/CD disc so I did and a message came up saying that there was a DVD/CD driver error and click OK to attempt to repair and recover bad pathway, so I did and it said error found and repaired continue with backup procedure and formatting and shortly after a 100% backup complete message came up ( even on the partially previously backuped disc ). so now that is good for what, my files only not a recovery disc for rebooting crashed system?

 

[Jonathan_King]

You just made a backup. To restore a full system image, you need to create a Repair Disc. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

 

[genxie]

thanks very much, I get that now and will do the repair disc. question answered.