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Storing/copying/Backing up Pics to Disc

#1 frstmate72

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Posted 21 February 2009 - 01:32 PM

I can't seem to back up my pictures to disc. I can only put one or two pics on a disc and then it says there is not enough space. I have tried putting them in a zip file, but again, not enough space. I have already lost all of my pics once, and I really don't want it to happen again. Is there anyway I can put them in another sort of file and then save them to disc? OR is there at least a website or somewhere else I can upload all of my pics in case something happens to my PC and I lose everything?? I'm running Windows XP

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Posted 21 February 2009 - 10:59 PM

What kind of disc are you putting them onto?

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#3 frstmate72

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 10:53 AM

I've tried several difference kinds.

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 12:05 PM

I can't help you with the issue, but I can offer other options.
One of them may work for you while you try to get the problem sorted out.

1) You can upload your photos to a site such as http://photobucket.com/
You will have to create an account first. And it may take a while to get them uploaded if you have
a lot of photos.

2) Put them on a flash drive. Figure out the total size of the photos, and purchase a flash drive a bit bigger.
Copy them to the drive.

3) An external hard drive, if your finances will permit a purchase. Copy the pics to the drive. This is a good option because you can back up documents, pics, music, etc on a regular basis.

I have photos backed up on photobucket, 2 external drives, and cd's. One way or another I'll get my photos back if my drive crashes.

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 01:38 PM

What size are the photos?
What size disk are you trying to backup to?
What format are the photos in?

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 07:11 PM

Photos range anywhere from 50KB-250KB I guess depending on the resolution and size I had the camera set at
The disk size is 700MB
The files are in JPEG format

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 08:32 PM

What program are you using, to try and burn these images?
Putting them in a zipped file won't save much space, since jpeg is already a compressed format.
Have you tried a slower burning speed?
Were there any error messages?
If so, what was the exact error message?