How to Save a Copy of a DVD to My Hard Drive
A DVD typically holds up to 4.7GB of data. Copying a DVD to a hard drive helps to protect valuable optical disks since they are prone to physical damage. To copy a disk properly you need to create a single binary disk image file. The image file contains an exact DVD copy sector by sector including system-specific information such as boot sectors or file attributes. The popular Nero software suite allows you to write a DVD image on the hard drive.
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Instructions
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Insert the DVD disk into the DVD burner/drive.
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Click on the Nero icon on the desktop or the Quick Launch taskbar to start the Nero program.
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Click on the flame icon in the bottom-right corner of the Nero window and choose "Nero Express Essentials."
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Select the "Image, Project, Copy" tab on the left and click on "Copy Entire DVD."
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Select "Image Recorder" as a "Destination Drive" to make a DVD copy on the hard drive.
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Click the button "Copy" and wait until the "Save Image File" window appears.
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Use the button "Browse" to select a hard drive and a folder for the DVD image file.
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Click "Save" to start copying the DVD to the hard drive. The DVD will be ejected automatically upon completion.
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Tips & Warnings
A free copy of the Nero suite is frequently included with a retail purchase of many DVD burners or laptops.
Roxio "Easy DVD Copy" can also be used to accomplish DVD copying.
There should be at least 5GB of the free space on a hard drive in order to copy a DVD.
