Hi Setarip_old, I'll try and answer those question. 1)I used dvdFab Platinum 4.0.6.2 2)DVD shrink has nothing to do with the problem. It is what i used to back it up after DVD fab failed 3)I can't remeber exactly the message but it was along the line of burn failed or failed to burn. no code was given. the copy portion of the process seemed to complete fine. It failed on the burn portion, ejected the blank media, and popped up a failed to burn notice. Other back up performed the same day worked just fine with dvdfab plat. 4) Region 1, I believe. This is not a big problem as dvd shrink (it uses nero to burn, I think) made a back up just fine. I thought it strange that DVD fab Plat. couldn't do it. I tried twice with the same results. Thanks