Double or dual layer DVD?

Hi, in the FAQs Acronis states: "All current versions of Acronis True Image beginning with build 3625 can burn directly to DVDs. We support DVD+R, DVR+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM. DVD+R Double Layer is fully supported; DVD-R Dual Layer is not supported."
I'm puzzled because Wikipedia says that "dual" and "double" are the same thing!!
I really need some help here because I couldn't backup to DVDs (TI last version gives an error message). I have a Sony Vajo with what they call "blue ray" DVD which can use DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM.
Thank you for any answer. Ciao
PS I read in the newsgroup that I'd better back up to an external drive....

 

DVD + R ; DVD - R

See nothing different?



For what it's worth, backup to an external disk is better, MUCH FASTER....

 

Amen!!!!

 

Not only is it much faster backing up to a hard drive, if you use DVDs instead, the real surprise comes when you have to restore from those DVDs.

 

Hello fourwheeler,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

Please see this post for explanation on dual/double layer terminology.

Thank you.
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Marat Setdikov

 

Thank you all for your answers!

Still I have my problem because I was actually using DVD +R double layer and TI froze. Maybe it has to do with the compression algorithm as I read here in some other post. Anyway I just bought an external HD and I will try to back up without compression
Ciao

 

At one time I entertained the option of using Dual layer DVD's for backing up, rather that use 2 4.7 GB DVD's. Then it hit me that they don't make DLDVD+RW disks, so every time you do a backup it's $5 for a +R. So I continued to use DVD+RW disks. It got to the point I was using 3 disks for a backup, having to change disks every 20 minutes. Fast forward to a short time ago when I bought an ext. HD, and now I set it and walk away.

 

Precisely one of the compelling reasons to use a hard drive to hold backups. As the TV commercial says, "Set it and .... forget it". Okay, not quite, but close anyway

 

Actually if you backup to an internal slave hard drive Set it and forget it can become a reality.

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