How do I allocate/split folders optimally to fit on the minimum number of DVDs?
I need a wayto automatically allocate/split selected folders so that each class of folders take the closest value to 4.7 GB (a single layer DVD-R or DVD+R). While doing this, files must remain intact (i.e. no archiving / compressing). I always do this manually and it takes some time, so I want to make this work automated.
For example, I have 4 main folders to be recorded on DVD. Since each folder is greater than 4.7 GB, I need to allocate/split the data. The first DVD should contain the data from folder 1, the second DVD should contain the remaining data from folder 1, and folder 2, so and so forth. The folder structure is as follows:
C:\Users\VAIO\Documents\Downloads\Flix directory
24.04.2011 16:13 <DIR> .
24.04.2011 16:13 <DIR> ..
19.04.2011 20:53 <DIR> Afterdark Horrorfest 1 (2006)
22.04.2011 19:30 <DIR> Afterdark Horrorfest 2 (2007)
22.04.2011 20:50 <DIR> Afterdark Horrorfest 3 (2009)
22.04.2011 21:08 <DIR> Afterdark Horrorfest 4 (2010)
0 Files 0 bytes
C:\Users\VAIO\Documents\Downloads\Flix\Afterdark Horrorfest 1 (2006) directory
19.04.2011 20:53 <DIR> .
19.04.2011 20:53 <DIR> ..
22.04.2011 19:04 <DIR> Bonus Films
31.03.2011 02:56 734.021.632 Dark Ride.avi
01.12.2007 22:44 66.005 Dark Ride.srt
31.03.2011 03:23 733.964.288 Penny Dreadful.avi
29.03.2009 20:25 38.382 Penny Dreadful.srt
28.03.2011 19:58 734.451.712 Reincarnation [Rinne].avi
01.04.2007 04:36 35.204 Reincarnation [Rinne].srt
31.03.2011 03:11 733.962.240 The Abandoned.avi
13.07.2007 11:03 34.776 The Abandoned.srt
31.03.2011 03:42 734.060.544 The Gravedancers.avi
15.05.2007 01:43 65.682 The Gravedancers.srt
31.03.2011 03:40 733.771.776 The Hamiltons.avi
18.04.2007 13:41 57.911 The Hamiltons.srt
31.03.2011 03:27 733.796.352 Unrest.avi
13.12.2007 23:48 64.953 Unrest.srt
31.03.2011 04:48 734.023.680 Wicked Little Things.avi
30.03.2007 10:43 54.280 Wicked Little Things.srt
16 Files 5.872.469.417 bytes
C:\Users\VAIO\Documents\Downloads\Flix\Afterdark Horrorfest 1 (2006)\Bonus Films directory
22.04.2011 19:04 <DIR> .
22.04.2011 19:04 <DIR> ..
31.03.2011 02:38 733.681.664 Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror.avi
31.03.2011 03:11 734.988.288 The Tripper.avi
22.04.2011 19:04 66.930 The Tripper.srt
3 Files 1.468.736.882 bytes
C:\Users\VAIO\Documents\Downloads\Flix\Afterdark Horrorfest 2 (2007) directory
22.04.2011 19:30 <DIR> .
22.04.2011 19:30 <DIR> ..
31.03.2011 02:39 1.208.679.904 Borderland.avi
22.06.2008 20:12 60.542 Borderland.srt
31.03.2011 02:35 918.118.814 Crazy Eights.avi
10.07.2008 11:20 46.967 Crazy Eights.srt
31.03.2011 02:23 1.002.540.838 Deaths of Ian Stone.avi
30.03.2008 01:20 50.463 Deaths of Ian Stone.srt
31.03.2011 02:25 735.291.392 Frontier(s).avi
03.05.2009 13:31 50.671 Frontier(s).srt
31.03.2011 02:21 1.040.078.558 Lake Dead.avi
07.06.2008 16:41 65.426 Lake Dead.srt
31.03.2011 02:19 967.749.014 Mulberry Street.avi
07.09.2008 22:26 42.844 Mulberry Street.srt
31.03.2011 02:19 1.027.922.590 Nightmare Man.avi
21.03.2008 17:50 64.914 Nightmare Man.srt
31.03.2011 02:22 1.082.145.354 Tooth and Nail.avi
23.09.2010 07:09 52.948 Tooth and Nail.srt
31.03.2011 02:11 1.072.503.132 Unearthed.avi
22.09.2010 10:45 48.445 Unearthed.srt
18 Files 9.055.512.816 bytes
C:\Users\VAIO\Documents\Downloads\Flix\Afterdark Horrorfest 3 (2009) directory
22.04.2011 20:50 <DIR> .
22.04.2011 20:50 <DIR> ..
31.03.2011 01:33 729.964.544 Autopsy.avi
22.03.2009 10:25 54.802 Autopsy.srt
31.03.2011 01:39 734.175.232 Butterfly Effect 3 Revelations.avi
25.03.2009 22:39 77.339 Butterfly Effect 3 Revelations.srt
31.03.2011 01:48 730.834.944 Du Saram Yida (voices).avi
11.04.2009 01:45 45.309 Du Saram Yida (voices).srt
31.03.2011 01:33 733.937.664 Dying Breed.avi
13.01.2010 13:12 59.939 Dying Breed.srt
31.03.2011 01:24 729.972.736 From Within.avi
23.03.2009 21:19 65.722 From Within.srt
31.03.2011 02:19 724.623.360 Perkins 14.avi
27.03.2009 20:34 65.208 Perkins 14.srt
31.03.2011 01:19 725.004.288 Slaughter.avi
30.03.2009 00:00 49.874 Slaughter.srt
31.03.2011 01:31 731.213.824 The Broken.avi
22.03.2009 20:55 31.715 The Broken.srt
16 Files 5.840.176.500 bytes
C:\Users\VAIO\Documents\Downloads\Flix\Afterdark Horrorfest 4 (2010) directory
22.04.2011 21:08 <DIR> .
22.04.2011 21:08 <DIR> ..
31.03.2011 04:37 1.558.781.952 Dread.avi
03.04.2010 15:47 49.730 Dread.srt
31.03.2011 04:48 793.290.092 Hidden (Skjult).avi
16.04.2010 20:40 21.836 Hidden (Skjult).srt
31.03.2011 04:48 734.856.572 Kill Theory.avi
06.12.2009 11:59 58.779 Kill Theory.srt
31.03.2011 04:47 734.552.064 Lake Mungo.avi
01.04.2010 09:40 76.751 Lake Mungo.srt
31.03.2011 04:27 735.004.672 The Final.avi
28.03.2010 11:28 59.547 The Final.srt
31.03.2011 04:48 734.115.840 The Graves.avi
03.04.2010 15:31 60.854 The Graves.srt
31.03.2011 03:49 733.177.856 The Reeds.avi
28.03.2010 13:36 50.100 The Reeds.srt
31.03.2011 04:48 735.211.520 Zombies of Mass Destruction.avi
01.04.2010 20:47 71.634 Zombies of Mass Destruction.srt
16 Files 6.759.439.799 bytes
Listed Total Files:
70 Files 28.996.335.414 bytes
17 Directories 77.467.275.264 bytes free
I need to allocate/split the folders so that I can use minimum number of blank DVDs and make sure maximum data are written on each DVD. There is a total of 29 GB data.
Is there any method of doing this in Windows 7?
Have a look at Burn to the Brim. This program can regroup files so they will optimally fill CDs, DVDs or other media.
CDBurnerXP has a disc-spanning option. If you want to burn more data than a single disc can contain (for example, backups) you can use the disc spanning feature of CDBurnerXP to divide the data on multiple discs.
You can either save the results as ISO file or burn them to disc.
- Create a data compilation as usual
- When done, select Disc ⇨ Disc spanning