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Nero Multimedia Suite 10

by dratner Jul 15, 2010 4:34AM PDT

Be cautious when installing this program. Its autobackup program sets itself up automatically and quietly starts performing backups. It "sniffs out" large external hard drives and sets itself up, using it as target. I could not understand why my WD 1.5 terabyte drive started shrinking. Even after figuring out how to turn it off, I am stuck with trying to delete the gigabytes of backup files. I already have another backup (imaging) program and have no use for this.
I've always loved and used the Nero burning products, but this program in the suite has cost me hours of grief.

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Yep, it's a feature of this software
by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jul 15, 2010 9:40PM PDT
Nero Multimedia Suite 10

"Backup with Nero BackItUp & Burn?

* One-click Autobackup without reconfiguring computer settings
* SecurDisc technology ? Ensure data readability, increase the chance of retrieving your files, protect your data from unintended alterations, and verify the originator of the data
* Easily back up data to hard drive, CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, FTP, memory card and online storage
* Restore personal data after a computer crash or accident
* Recover deleted and damaged files from hard drives, CDs, DVDs, flash storage and floppy discs
* Back up files and folders to multiple devices at once"
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I'm surprised you missed it when you ordered it.

Mark
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Nero Multimedia Suite 10 purchase
by dratner Jul 15, 2010 10:23PM PDT

I mostly ordered Nero Multimedia Suite 10 to be WIN7 compliant. My older Nero burning software would not run with my WIN7 upgrade. I just wish that the backup part did not automatically install and "do its thing". I had to delete almost 500 gb of backups it created. Then I had to defrag my 1.5 tb drive.

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Yes I understand
by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jul 16, 2010 5:32AM PDT

But it's just a little sad that your post will be listed in Google as a 'complaint against...' discussion, where in fact the software was doing what it was designed to do.

We see this type of post all to frequently and when we dig deeper, we often find the fault is not the software itself, but elsewhere.

Mark

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