How to Clone a Hard Drive to DVD Cloning your hard drive to a DVD is simple and requires that the size of your hard drive's contents be less than 4.7GB because that is the maximum size available on standard DVDs. This process can be achieved using native Windows burning software. If you have hard drive data larger than 4.7GB, you will need to divide the data up so that it can be burned in smaller increments. Instructions 1 Insert a blank DVD into the computer's DVD drive. 2 Click the "Start" menu, then "Program Files," "Backup and Restore." The Windows Backup and Restore program will open. 3 Select the drive that is to be backed up by clicking on it. Click "Next." dreambox dm800 4 Select the location of the backup. Click on the DVD drive. Click "Next." 5 Wait while Windows backs up the hard drive to a DVD. If the DVD is not large enough to hold the entire drive, Windows will ask you to insert another blank DVD into the drive when the first one is full. This will happen after the second, third and fourth DVDs are filled as well. The backup process will likely take as long or slightly longer than burning a DVD would
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