• How Do You Copy A Cd To A Flash Drive?

To reduce physical space, is it advisable or a mistake or impossible to convert software programs contained on CDs to a flash drive? I have accumulated approximately 250 CDs and DVDs in large toolboxes and this could be reduced to a few thumb drives. One reason I'm asking though, I have several programs that will not run unless the CD is inserted in the PC's CD drive, as they did not ever allow for an installation onto any hard drive. If I copied the CD contents to a flash drive, will I have to insert the flash drive every time to run the program or will it not run at all? By the same token, if such a program were contained on a flash drive containing other adjacent programs, will everything on that flash drive refuse to run in the future?

How Do You Copy A Cd To A Flash Drive?

I only have one experience with this 20 years ago and moving contents of a software program and its files and installers from its original CD to an external hard drive resulted in not only a refusal to install but an error message saying, 'Insert CD to install program,' 'Insert CD to run program,' 'Insert CD to access program.' When is a CD as a storage device not a storage device? When a manufacturer has installed something on the CD that forces an installer to look for a CD to install from? Am I stuck lugging these toolboxes of CDs around the remainder of my life? Or is there an alternative solution to this? Thank you.-Submitted by Charles V. Yes, you can create ISO images of folders, CDs, DVDs using ImgBurn, unless they are copy protected.

Those ISO images can be stored on your hard drive or on flash drives or even SD cards. You can mount the images in Windows and they act just like the original CD, DVD, etc.But, I must ask, what kind of software do you have on all those CDs and DVDs and how old is it?Is there enough time in the world to deal with all that? Maybe it's just time to invest in some new software with the same or more/better capabilities that will install on your system.I'm just sayin'.Bob. In the previous post, Bob makes a good point.

Using a different computer that is equipped with a CD/DVD drive, the files on the software CD can be copied onto a USB thumb drive and then transferred to the computer that has no CD/DVD drive. To use a USB thumb drive to install software on your notebook, follow the steps below.

Is all of that software you have in the toolboxes still valid? But he was correct about converting them to ISO images. Just be careful that you also have an ability to mount an ISO. In Win7 you have to do it with 3rd party software.

Fortunately Windows 10 just lets you mount it.From a speed issue converting them to ISOs and putting them either on jump drives or portable drives (all 3.0) and you will see a big jump in performance when you have to use them. But also keeping track of the authentication keys can become an issue as well.

So assuming your software is till valid make yourself an Iso folder on your drive(s) and a authentication file to store your keys (you can keep them together but that gets awkward fast. So either store iso and key in a unique folder or isos in one folder and keys in different one.)Hope that helps.CBNAX. I know about the frustration with older CDs that want to run from the CD only. I hate that situation.If they are just software CDs that do not require that the CD be present, then your best bet is to create ISO files and store them wherever you like so that you have backups. You can also copy the files to folders on your flash drives. Try this method first to see if it works.

Don't forget to also make backups of the ISO files so that you do not lose the software if a file becomes corrupted or if they accidentally get deleted.As mentioned, most that must run from the CD can be converted into ISO files and run in a virtual CD drive. This is the next thing to try. Also make sure that you back up those ISO files.I do have one that would only run from a CD. You may encounter this occasionally. I made an ISO anyway in case the CD was lost or broken. I haven't ever had to try it, but it is there if I need it.You might also check to see if there are free or reasonably priced substitutes for the CD-based software available.

It is worth looking. Hi Charles250 CD’s /DVD’s is a lot of plastic. Not to be rude but I’d be curious know.are you saying you have that many individual programs or are some so large they require more than one CD? In either case you seriously need to consider what programs you actually use versus those you haven’t visited in several years. The latter may be obsolete anyway. Just something to think about.I’ve tried to provide answers by breaking down your post into quotes from the original in Bold Italics. So here we goTo reduce physical space, is it advisable or a mistake or impossible to convert software programs contained on CDs to a flash drive?A CD and Flash Drive are similar in that they are both Digital Storage mediums.

So it is possible to move information from a CD to Flash Drive. Under certain conditions.If the CD is rewritable it’s possible to drag n’ drop information to a Flash Drive. Flash Drives are always rewriteable unless they have been locked by a password or other encryption scheme.If the CD is not rewriteable (as are most program CD’s) the information will first have to be ripped to a folder on your HD via a CD ripping program. Keep in mind that information on a Program CD is probably copyright protected and therefore ripping the information to a HD may be a violation.One reason I'm asking though, I have several programs that will not run unless the CD is inserted in the PC's CD drive, as they did not ever allow for an installation onto any hard drive.

If I copied the CD contents to a flash drive, will I have to insert the flash drive every time to run the program or will it not run at all?/bAssuming that you can get the program onto a Flash Drive that process will not change. You’ll still have to insert the Flash Drive to run the program.By the same token, if such a program were contained on a flash drive containing other adjacent programs, will everything on that flash drive refuse to run in the future?You’ll have to rip each program to a separate folder on the Flash Drive. Then train your PC’s OS not to execute upon insertion but instead open to let you view and manually select its contents.When is a CD as a storage device not a storage device?A CD/DVD is always a storage device either for data, movies or music. It doesn’t matter if the contents execute automatically upon insertion or if it opens to allow you to select specific content.When a manufacturer has installed something on the CD that forces an installer to look for a CD to install from?Not sure what you’re asking here. In today’s world if an installer program is looking for contents to execute it will find it be it on CD or Flash Drive as long as the information is readable/executable and not encrypted. Typically, an installer programs is used only when the “exec” or “setup” file is not resident on the CD. In most programs of today you can double-click the “exec” or “setup” file found ion the storage medium.The information I’ve provided is not guaranteed to work.

It’s only applicable under the right conditions. You may have programs on some CD’s (250 +) that just won’t allow you to run them any other way except via the original CD. They are either heavily encrypted and will not be ripped or legacy under an old OS.I hope you accomplish your goal.Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M. Quote:'If the CD is not rewriteable (as are most program CD’s) the information will first have to be ripped to a folder on your HD via a CD ripping program. Keep in mind that information on a Program CD is probably copyright protected and therefore ripping the information to a HD may be a violation.' First of all, the information on a CD (any CD) can be directly dragged and dropped to either the hard drive or a flash drive.

Ripping a CD only applies to music. Of course, some CDs have hidden files or folders.

In that case, one would have to find a way to get to those hidden items in order to drag and drop themSecond, it is perfectly legal to make backup copies of software CDs or DVDs that you legally own. This was decided a long time ago. You cannot distribute or loan them, but you can make copies for backup purposes. Thanks for commenting.here's my reasoning.The fact of the matter is - our comments thread closely to a gray area when it comes to understanding the law regarding copying software. There are some people (unlike you 4Denise) who just don’t get it, are too young to understand or are just plain ignorant.Need I remind you of the person in last week’s post who erroneously suggested that 95% don’t like Windows 10. That individual probably ran with a few negative comments circulated in the initial Win10 launch (or from his/her two friends) and now it’s gospel to them.That being said I thought it my responsibility not open the flood gates for some reading the helpful comments in this post to think that copying or moving software to another medium is perfectly OK under any circumstances for whatever reason. It was just my hidden way of making a public service announcement.Call me paranoid if you wish - but, I’m not to the point where I believe Microsoft is spying on me via my Xbox One cameraAs far as drag n' drop you’re right in most instances it’s works without a hitch; unless as netsiu suggested there are hidden files that need to be addressed.Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.

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I specifically said that the software cannot be loaned or given away or distributed in any way for that reason. It is worth repeating. Software backups are backups only. They are not for sharing.I think that the best policy is to give the entire legal standpoint and let the person who reads it take responsibility for their actions. However, someone who is asking about copying old software is unlikely to have made copies before and pirated it. This is probably not the idea, and letting such a person know that copies for personal use are acceptable is only reasonable.You are right.

Some people just choose to be ignorant, including the younger generations. Even many of us older people are known to stretch fair use to extremes from time to time. For example, what about software that is still useful but is no longer published? What about software that was made by a company that is no longer in business? These are legal gray areas.

What do we do when someone we know needs something we have, but we can't point them to a place to acquire it? The law is not always crystal clear in this case.For example, I have a solitaire game that everyone loves. The problem is that the company no longer makes it.

I would consider that to be a case of only using one copy, either me or someone I give it to. It is risky to distribute it because the company still owns the rights to it.Years ago, I came across software that did something I wanted to do, but it was old and belonged to someone else. I wrote to the company and asked if I could pay them to use it. They told me that it was so old that they didn't care if I used it for free.

This is perfectly legal (although I kept the email, just in case).In the case of software that is no longer owned by anyone, that becomes public domain, but how do we know that someone hasn't bought up the rights to the software? The original company may be out of business, but someone may have bought their rights. This is a legal gray area, and we are guessing when we decide to distribute that software.The courts have a lot of work yet to do to clarify rights when it comes to software. ' In today’s world if an installer program is looking for contents to execute it will find it be it on CD or Flash Drive as long as the information is readable/executable and not encrypted.'

Windows can report to a program whether a device is a CD drive, Floppy drive (??!?!), pen drive or hard drive. I am with others who suggest using ImgBurn or CDBurnerXP to create ISO files for each CD. If you are running Windows 7 or earlier, install the ImDisk Virtual Device Driver. Dunno whether Win 8 allows you to mount an ISO like Win 10 does. One caveat, though. Test each program after mounting the corresponding ISO, which will then look like a CD-ROM drive with a drive letter.

I did a similar project with many of the CDs used in the children's room of a local public library. Most of them worked just fine. Some did not. Sometimes the software thinks that a mounted ISO is close enough. Other times, it really wants to examine a real CD.Maybe create a command file (.CMD) or use PowerShell to mount an ISO CD, run the program and dismount the ISO, automating the process a bit?You. MIGHT. be able to accomplish the same using the wonderful Rufus software tool to load a bunch of CDs as ISO files onto a flash stick.

But all Rufus would appear to do is store the ISO files on a medium other than your hard drive. ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP are good programs. Just one caveat that you need to keep in mind. These may come with, not spyware, but adware, depending on the version you get. I do not want adware on my PC, so I am careful as to what version I use.

Some of them offer (offered?) a link that lets you get a version without the bundled adware. Yeah I know, free software, the creators need to be supported financially. All valid arguments, and I don't blame them one bit for including adware to pay for the development. Just that you should be aware of what you are getting. Most of us click through the setup screens without reading what they are clicking on. The adware stuff is spelled out on some, not in others. The Very first thing I do after setting up a new computer is to run Ninite which installs 80% of the programs I want.

I even purchased the program on one Computer and whenever there is an Update I then run it on my other computers. Three other Programs I highly recommend are tracks if programs are up to date and installs them. If you have an older program that you do not want to update just select ignore updates for this program. (I have a program from MS Word2000 that it wants to replace with a new pay version.)which monitors all installations and uncheck any that may be additional addons. It can also alert you that it did so and you can go back and check if you want the Addon.The very last is to install this will show every last program on your computer and how long since you last used it, advise you if A/V is up to date.

It show the Serial Numbers of all MS and other registered programs. This program is free and is used by the biggest Corporations, Government Agencies and the Military. Many of your older discs can be copied directly onto a USB flashdrive and will run perfectly. Some discs may have copy protection on the disc. These may not copy correctly and, therefore, will not run correctly from a flashdrive.

I would start with several of the older discs and see how it goes. USB flashdrives have become much cheaper over the last year or two.

You can buy a 3-pack of 8GB capacity on each drive or 16GB capacity each for as little as $8.99 to $12.99 at Newegg.com or Amazon.com often with cheap or free shipping. I've also seen 10-packs at very low prices. At home we use a separate USB flashdrive for each program we're copying from a disc. This method allows Windows 'autorun' feature to bring up the program's install window a few seconds after you insert the flashdrive into a port. I suppose you could copy several programs onto one flashdrive then open the desired program folder and click on 'setup.exe' to begin the install.

The only time this wouldn't work is if you need the computer to actually boot up from the flashdrive such as when installing Windows or Linux from the flashdrive. In those cases you should only have the one program on the drive.

In the early days of copy protection, a popular method was to require that the DVD or CD be present in order to run the software. This wasn't just a matter of reading a file - the program looked for a particular bit of information in a particular track and sector of a mounted disc, or looked for deliberately-created 'errors' in the disc. You can't replicate that with an ISO image; you need specialized copying software of the sort that the DMCA made illegal.So, while you should be able to ditch many, if not most, of your DVDs, you're likely to be stuck with some of them indefinitely. I used to use a CD emulator when I had games that needed the CD in a drive to run. I'm not sure what the program was, but it copied the contents of a CD (and later, a DVD) to hard drive in a propriatary format. You could mount these as a virtual CD drive, using any unused drive letter (e.g. I remember some games had to be installed from that drive, but they would play with no problems, and much faster since no waiting for the CD to spin.

I haven't used one in a few years, but WinCDEmu ( is freeware and says it works with Windows 10 and uses ISO files and multiple virtual drives. (I use ImgBurn to make ISO files, never had a problem making one, but I haven't tried it with any copy protected discs.) You can mount/unmount images as needed, no rebooting. It also has a portable version so you could put the program and a bunch of ISO files on one stick and use it with any computer.Incidentally, I discovered you can burn a CD image ISO to a blank DVD and it works just fine. In Canada, blank DVDs are a lot cheaper than blank CDs. There are a couple of different methods you could choose.I will start with one caution:.MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE CAPTURED ANY LICENSE KEYS ALONG WITH ANY NEW STORAGE MEDIA.You can create a text file containing the license key and include it along with the original files. I would encourage you to create a master file in which you store all license keys.

You can then store such a file in the cloud for easy access. A spreadsheet would be best with columns for application name, publisher, version number, license key, and possibly the machine installed on.

Before I thought of this method I created 'contacts' in my Gmail account for each app, particularly Windows license keys and the machine they went with. (I commonly reinstall Windows on machines.) Since my first disk with a license key I have made a point of writing it on the disk as wellSomething to consider: a 1TB drive can be had for about $50 and a 2TB for $20 more. Install it as the second drive in your home computer or as the main drive in an old computer you then use as a NAS (I suggest the Open Source software titled FreeNAS as a great solution in this regard) This will cost an lot less than all those flash drives.Okay, back to the main event1. ISO: This process creates a compressed image of the disk which you can either mount and access directly or you can extract back out to the original media format. This should work in most cases. This is a method commonly used by software publishers who allow you to download their software instead of waiting for a disk to be mailed, etc. The down side to using ISO's is that you have to either extract them or mount them in order to access the files/software.2.

Use a zip utility like the most excellent free open source program 7 Zip. Zipped files are slightly more accessible than ISO images and are, of course, compressed.The compression you get from ISO's and zip files may not do you a lot of good here as most installation files are already compressed.Finally, in most cases you can usually simply copy all of the files directly from the original media to the new media, being sure to put each new 'installation disk' in it's own directory and keeping any subdirectory structure. Because of the way I work this has been my preferred method of storing software installation files. I have a directory off of the root titled 'installs' and each publisher has their own directory under that with a sub-directory for each product/version. license key included of course, where applicable. This is then shared on the network or stored on a NAS.

Most older CDs can be moved to a flash drive with no problem. For each app/program: create a folder on the flash drive, and then copy all folders from the CD to the new folder. Also take a photo or scan of all important info on the CD boxes or envelopes, such as the product key(s). Then put this image file into the new folder. There's occasionally a wrinkle installing an old program on a newer Windows, but my own experience is to answer 'Ignore' whenever the software alerts you to a problem.

You can also research on google how to make your program 'compatible' with the newer Windows if need be.Share these old programs with others by zipping the folder and copying it to the cloud. Sounds crazy to share old programs, but for example a friend of mine has a very old program which can interpret handwriting better than any current software. So there are times.For years I've kept a 'setup' folder with subfolders on a flash drive (backed up on my desktop PC) which contains all the stuff I need to set up a new PC. For example the desktop shortcuts to Control Panel, My PC, Create Restore Point, etc.

Plus a few programs/apps including a copy of MS Word 2000 install software, and a copy of the Microsoft upgrade software to upgrade to Windows 2007. (My desktop PC does have a newer edition of Windows! The other PCs have the old version for occasional use only.)But as others have said, perhaps only the most useful programs need to be moved to a flash drive. The rest can be popped into a book box or two and kept in the garage. Anything not used in another few years can then be safely thrown out! It is certainly possible to do this but it depends on a number of things.Firstly what type of software you intend to copy to flash drive. Utilities like Microsoft office don't tend to put any protection onto the discs relying mainly on the disc being there and the right serial code being inserted into the product, where as many games (and some utilities) actually have some form of protection on the disc which might be tricky or impossible to replicate.

Also in the case of games bear in mind that even though the game appears to work fine after using a copy of the disc it might trigger the anti-piracy parts of the game which might not appear very clear - for example Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's - US) Stone had protection to stop you completing the wand levels to the percentage required if it detected an invalid disc but the rest of the game appears to work fine - I know that cos a few years ago I tried to do the same thing to keep my original discs safe and many other games do the same. So if you are backing up games to pen drive make sure they work first!Now if your one about games rather than utilities another solution might be too have a look at Steam. Steam is an online platform that stores any game purchases (and some utilities) in the cloud. With some games if you've already purchased the game and have a serial code Steam allows you to add it to your account by just using that serial code. That game will then be available in your library for you to siwnload and install at any time, it'll be a cd-less version of the game that can be backed up and copied to pen drive or reinstalled at any time from Steam. Steam verifies the purchase to stop piracy so no CD verification is required.

Not all games are on Steam but there is a large number of them, done of them you can add using an original serial code, others you might have to buy again to add them to the library.Now onto backing the CDs up. If it is just utility discs you might be able to just use any CD burner package to create an ISO file of the disc. An ISO is like a large file containing an exact bit by bit copy of the CD (unless the CD was copy protected which in that case it might differ and that's how packages realise it's been copied). Once you've got it into an ISO you can then copy that ISO to the flash drive and just mount it as a fake CD drive when you need to use the utility. To mount the ISO you will probably need extra software - there is plenty of both free and commercial software out there to do that, one I tend to use is called Gizmo Drive there is also Alcohol 120% which can be quite useful when dealing with protected discs.If the disc is protected to create an ISO of the disc you might need special software, and in some cases a certain optical drive. Making ISO files and mounting them as a 'virtual drive' should be safe, depending on how the code is written to look for the drive when it needs to read something. You should test them before ditching the disks.But if you're that attached to these programs, you should just keep the disks.

You don't need to save the jewel boxes or packaging. Makes sure you have correctly copied any product keys. 250 CD's in envelopes that you can get from an office supply store shouldn't take up that much space, certainly not several large tool boxes.

You could scan or photograph necessary documentation or serial numbers and keep them in files somewhere. While going through them and organizing them in this way, you may discover many you can live without after all.

That's the most effective way of all to save space. What you chose to carry around with you for the rest of your life is entirely up to you!

Watching DVD movies with family and friends at home in systems like a DVD player or computer is fun. It is very difficult to carry a DVD player if you are planning a vacation. While traveling if you carry your DVD discs it might be a chance that your DVD get lost or break. So the best way to carry your favorite movies in DVD is that copy DVD to USB drive.

If you carry a USB flash drive with you then you can easily watch your favorite movie with your family on vacation. This article will introduce you a professional way on how to copy a DVD to a flash drive step by step. Why Need to Copy DVD to USB?Transferring your data from DVD to USB is the best option for backup your favorite movies. This is one of the best ways to collect all your movies and videos in one device as compared to the large collection of disc.

USB is the best device where you can store all your favorite data and you can easily bring with you while you traveling or going for vacations. If you have a huge collection of DVD disc then you can transfer all your data to the USB device. It is one of the convenient ways to back up your important data and movies.You can easily bring the USB device with you while you are away from home.

Most of the times people are away from their house and they don't have their data or favorite movies. And most of the videos are stored in DVD disc which they cannot carry with them while they are away from their home. So the best and ideal choice is to copy whole data from DVD to USB device.Part 2. Copy DVD to Flash Drive DirectlyThe USB flash drive is a very convenient way to store all the important information. This driver comes in very compact size so the user can easily transfer their important files from one computer to another. The users can easily carry these drives in key chains, bags and every year their storage capacity is getting grown day by day.

These USB flash drives are the best way to transport data from place to place, and keep data ready in hand.You can copy DVD to USB directly via your computer with several simple steps.Step 1. First insert the DVD you want to copy from into your PC, prepare your DVD as ISO files or DVD Folder so that they can be copy-and-paste easily.Step 2. Plug your USB in the same computer and make sure it can be recognized by your PC, if not, connect the USB by a USB drive. Your USB should have enough space to copy all your DVD content.Step 3. Open your DVD and select all files in your disc, or choose the ISO file or DVD Folder directly, then simply right click and choose Copy from the options.

Next, move to your USB disk and Paste what you have copied.However, there are still many problems of copying DVD to USB directly. Firstly, it's easy to lose data during your copy-and-paste process. While copying a data from DVD to USB Flash drive, there are many cases that you don't get full data, because of the corrupted files. Sometimes, during the process of the copy, there is a chance that your PC gets shut off or you accidentally click on the cancel icon, it can lead to the data loss situation. Secondly, you cannot copy the protected DVDs successfully, those DVDs are password protected and can't be accessed by the third party. Other unknown problems may also cause your DVD to USB direct copy failed.Part 3. Copy DVD to USB Flash Drive With the 3rd-party DVD Copy SoftwareDue to the problems of losing data and copyright protection, copying DVD to USB via your PC may be the easiest way but not the best way to make a DVD to USB copy.

The most recommended way of how to copy a DVD to a flash drive and USB is copy it via the professional 3-rd party. Is such an all-in-one tool we'll discuss in the following part to help you copy DVD to USB in an easy and safe way. With Wondershare DVD creator, you can burn images and videos at very fast speed compared to other software. This software burns the video in 150 different formats and supports the all popular disc types.