Some CD and DVD burning software allows you to setup a rewritable CD (CD R\W) so it looks like another hard drive enabling you to drag and drop files in Windows Explorer. You will need to do this in order to do backups from either JOB Plus/Cal or Ops32 directly to a CD. Another option is to do a backup to your hard drive and then copy the Zip File to your CD or DVD.

The following information is for the IBM RecordNow program.

Drag-and-drop with DLA

One of the programs associated with RecordNow! is DLA (Drive Letter Access), a utility that lets you add files directly to CD and DVD discs.

If DLA is installed on your computer and you insert a disc formatted by DLA into your drive, you will be able to copy files directly to the disc by dragging them to the Bit Budget, the graphical representation of a disc on the left side of the RecordNow! console.

When a disc formatted by DLA is inserted into your recorder drive, you are notified on the RecordNow! console. In the illustration above, the "Bit Budget" is circled.

Note: CDs created with packet-writing software such as DLA (Drive Letter Access) cannot be copied. DVDs created with DLA can be copied. DLA is not shipped with all versions of RecordNow!.