How to Copy a Hard Drive to DVD & Make a Bootable
- 1). Download and install Nero Burning Rom. Agree to the licensing terms and insert a blank DVD.
- 2). Click the "Recorder" button and choose "Burn Image." Locate the desired hard drive in the pop-up window and click "Open."
- 3). Click the buttons next to "Write" and "Finalize DVD" in the New Burn Compilation screen. Choose a "Write Speed" and "Burn" to begin burning your hard drive's image to Bin/Cue format on your DVD.
- 1). Download and install MagicIso and agree to the terms of use. Launch the program and insert a blank DVD.
- 2). Place your cursor over the "New" icon under the "File" menu and select "CD/DVD Image."
- 3). Navigate to your hard drive using Windows Explorer. Drag and drop the hard drive's icon straight into the MagicIso interface.
- 4). Create a new folder for your project by clicking the new folder button, located in the upper right of the right panel. Click the button to "burn CD/DVD on-the-fly" and click the "Finalize DVD" button.
- 5). Select "Burn It!" to begin the burning process.
- 1). Download and install ImgBurn. Agree to the terms of use and insert your blank DVD.
- 2). Select a "CD/DVD Recording Device" from the "Destination" menu.
- 3). Select "Browse..." from the "File" menu to locate the hard drive you want copied and click "Open."
- 4). Click the image that has a disc drive pointing to a DVD to begin burning your backup DVD.