Danny I can't be sure at present how I will move to DVD. It will depend on total size. I have done so with X1s DLed files. I put them on a 2 double layer DVDs. I forget in what form I copied them.


Using a compression program you can make an executable file that can be across more than one DVD or CD and self install. You should uncompress the DL files first though.

during the initial install after everything was unpacked I copied the x2 folder from the temp folder to my desktop. not I can run the install without all the unpacking. I will burn to a DL-DVD for storage with my other sonar disks. I will also keep a copy on the hard drive as well as a backup drive.

Tom Riggs


during the initial install after everything was unpacked I copied the x2 folder from the temp folder to my desktop. not I can run the install without all the unpacking. I will burn to a DL-DVD for storage with my other sonar disks. I will also keep a copy on the hard drive as well as a backup drive.

Yes me too after I got that information for the forum.

I copy every installation package along with emails, vendor web pages, install logs, etc. that are related into a dated folder (eg: '2012-09-21') on one of my drives.

I never back up that drive, it is usually a 'write-only' device.

Then I copy that data to a second identical drive which is also not backed up.

PS: to make a right click 'make folder date' command for Windows Explorer:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Date_Folder]
@="New folder with today's date"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Date_Folder\command]
@="cmd.exe /c md \"%1\\%%DATE%%\""


I think the date format is region specific - mine is set to yyyy-MM-dd in 'Region and Language' control panel.

Thanks for all the replies everyone. :) It gives me a few more options to consider.

-Danny

For example, if I wanted to get older Sonar versions I've purchased, they don't show up as downloadable on my account page. Sonar 8 and below have no download links. Is this because I bought them boxed and the ones I've downloaded will remain there forever?

I'm pretty sure that is correct Danny.

All of the expanded (.bin) files fit on two DVD discs.  If I need the installer again I can just copy these two discs to the HD and run it.

Having the .bin files already extracted from the downloaded installer files just saves one extra step when doing an installation.

Teds_Studio


All of the expanded (.bin) files fit on two DVD discs.  If I need the installer again I can just copy these two discs to the HD and run it.

Having the .bin files already extracted from the downloaded installer files just saves one extra step when doing an installation.

Two 4.2 gig DVD's Ted? If so, that's perfect and what I'll do as well. Thank you...and thanks to everyone else once again.
 
Thanks Randy, yeah I'm hoping that's how it works. I may just use Cakewalk as my storage as I get fast enough downloads here to have it all in minutes. I was getting like 4.18 MB per sec downloading that stuff religiously...so it didn't take that long to grab. :)
 
-Danny

I've done the same as Tom Riggs:

And I've bought the disc set which arrived in the post today.

So on my normal hard drive. A backup on my archiving HDD and my own DL-DVDs as well as the purchased disc set.

I had all the others done for redundancy sake until the discs arrived. Too many failures with home burnt DVDs.

pen drive and 2 sets of dvd backup's (one kept elsewhere)