mult cds/dvds, resizing target - insane # of disc loads!!!!!!

[dgrrr]

For some reason, when I use TI8 to create an archive onto a HD that I later want to put onto DVDs, I only get the option for CD sized tib files. So I'm forced to create those, on teh external usb hd. And later I burn six at a time onto DVDs (my original intent). So, in other words, each DVD has six 650mb TIB files on it.

Then (getting to my point), I want to extract the tibs onto another HD, which happens to be a little smaller that the original (source) HD, so I have to use the RESIZE option --

and before I ever start extracting, It asks me to keep loading discs, in a CRAZY order (which I don't mind), but I'm in the middle of it now, and i've loaded some discs more than 4 times each! And since there are 23, this is getting to be EXTREMELY time consuming. What's going on here?

Will I ever get to the end of this series, or is it ****ed? Is there any point in continuing load the discs?

FYI it's saying
Please insert the media marked Volume #....

Just in the past few minutes it's asked for these in this order:
volumes: 7 5 7 16 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 23

Christ. It wouldn't be so bad it if just FAILED!!!!

[dgrrr]

Wow. Finally got to end. Image corrupted. Even tho all burned on lowest speed. I so don't want to get back into that whole nightmare again.

[Acronis Support]

Hello dgrrr,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/).

Please make sure that you use the latest build (937) of Acronis True Image 8 which is available at: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/support/updates/

To get access to updates you should create an account at:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/my/
then log in and use your serial number to register your software.

Could you please reproduce the problem and collect Acronis True Image log which can be saved from Tools -> Show Log -> Diskette icon?

Could you please also copy all image files from DVDs to the one directory on the hard drive and verify the image integrity by means of Check Image tool in Acronis True Image?

Please also install Acronis True Image 9.0 Home trial version (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/download/trueimage/) and see how it works on your computer.

Please create an account (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/my/registration/), then log in (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/my/) and submit a request for technical support (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/my/support/). Attach all the collected files and information to your request along with the step-by-step description of the actions taken before the problem appears and the link to this thread. We will investigate the problem and try to provide you with the solution.

Thank you.
--
Tatyana Tsyngaeva

[dgrrr]

OK, doing that. sorry for emotion!

[Menorcaman]

-{ Quote: "For some reason, when I use TI8 to create an archive onto a HD that I later want to put onto DVDs, I only get the option for CD sized tib files. So I'm forced to create those, on teh external usb hd. And later I burn six at a time onto DVDs (my original intent). So, in other words, each DVD has six 650mb TIB files on it." }-Hello dgrrr,

Save yourself a little pain, ignore the dropdown list for image splitting sizes and just type 1492 MB into the textbox instead. You can then burn up to three .tib files per DVD for maximum space utilisation.

Regards