[X4U] Copying a 5.3 gig DVD image?

[Robert Nicholson]

Why not just copy the .mpkg to another hard drive or ipod. It's as  
good as a backup copy.

On Feb 13, 2006, at 2:54 PM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> On 2/12/06 9:23 PM, Jeff Porten <civitan at jeffporten.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a client who wants to burn a backup of his iBook G4 install
>> DVD -- but it mounts with a file size of 5.3 gigs.  We tried to use
>> hdiutil to compress the image we made of the disk, but it's still
>> over 5 gigs.
>>
>> Any ideas?  This is a normal, everyday DVD, no dual-layer or BluRay
>> or anything like that.
>
> Actually, it probably is a dual-layer DVD if the file size of the  
> disc is
> greater than 4.7GB. I know that the new iLife '06 comes on a dual- 
> layer DVD,
> which is why folks without dual-layer burners cannot create a  
> backup of it.
>
> Eddie Hargreaves
>
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