The Blu-Ray/HD-DVD/DVD option in the Task Wizard is disabled



The DVD-R/RW option can be grayed out for several reasons:

  • Handy Backup can't detect any DVD/Blu-Ray/HD DVD burning devices.

Make sure that you have a DVD burning device, it is properly connected and you have all necessary drivers installed on your computer.

  • I receive a message saying that the trial period for the DVD Backup feature has expired.

    • Since July 2009, the Backup to DVD feature was added to the list of basic functions available in all editions of Handy Backup. Customers of version 6.0 and higher can enable it by re-registering the program with the same serial key, while users of lower versions need to order the DVD plug-in separately.

  • In old versions of Handy Backup support for DVD/Blu-ray/HD DVD may not be present at all. Download and install the latest version of Handy Backup and re-register it. Make sure that your serial number allows using the feature, otherwise, update it. See download details...

How to update to the latest version and save all tasks and settings?
The CD-R/CD-RW option in the Task Wizard is disabled
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Data to Back Up:

File Backup - back up individual files and folders stored in local, LAN and FTP locations
Email Messages Backup - back up e-mail box directly from your mail server
Image Backup - perform complete hard disk image backup with all data and operating system
Email MS Exchange Backup - back up and restore Microsoft Exchange Server stores
Lotus Notes Backup - back up Lotus Notes without stopping the service
ODBC Database Backup - protect your databases by regular backups

Backup Destination:

Backup to LAN, Local and External Drives - store your backups at any drives visible in Windows Explorer
Backup to FTP - offsite backup to remote FTP server provides maximum reliability
Backup to SFTP - transfer sensitive data to a remote server via secure SFTP protocol
Backup to CD-R/CD-RW - burn your backups to optical disks with multi-drive spanning and verification options
Backup to DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray - record important data to DVD disks using the integrated burning tool
Handy Backup Online - store backups at Novosoft Online Backup Service instead of third-party providers
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