CD / DVD

Device used to burn backups

Drive selection indicates the device you would like to use for burning actions. If you have more than one CD or DVD device installed, select here the one you prefer to burn your backups.

Write speed what writing speed is used to burn backups. By default (if not set otherwise), the maximum speed is used.

View device features button brings up a window with information about burning device capabilities. For example you can see what kind of discs the device can read and/or write.

Cache size is the memory buffer used on burning.

Joliet File System is indicating if the long file names are shortened or not when the path and name is too long to fit to the disc. If this option is checked, long file names are supported.

Settings to burn backups

Default volume label is the name given to the disc when burning the backup.

Sessions selection can be used to set how the program should handle the disc when burning the backup. If "Continue last session" is selected, new files are added to the disc and previous information remains to the disc also. If "Start new session" is selected, the new session is started every time when burning files and in that case no previous files will remain to the disc.

After burning option is the action executed once the burning is completed. "Leave disc open" selection allows you to burn additional files to the disc in the future. "Close disc" selections will close the disc which means no additional changes can be done on this disc. It is possible to use different closing criterias, depending on how you would like to set up your backup system.

If you want or need, you can also disable automatic disc ejection after the burning is completed. You should know, though, that in some systems the files are seen only after the disc is ejected. The files are burned and on your disc but you will not see them until you eject and reload the disc.

If you want to confirm burning starts manually every time, you can check the option "Ask permission before the burning starts".

If the backup does not fit to the disc, you have the option to format it before burning (if it is a rewritable disc). For this, check the option "Format RW disc if it has no free space available for the backup".

If you want to be asked for a confirmation before formatting the disc, check the option "Ask permission before formatting the disc".