# Splitting a large file over 3-4 dvds

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitting-a-large-file-over-3-4-dvds/155122>\
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**Created:** [July 14, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitting-a-large-file-over-3-4-dvds/155122 "2005-07-14T21:10:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitting-a-large-file-over-3-4-dvds/155122/1 "2005-07-14T21:10:53Z")

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I just backed up my system (norton ghost). But now the resulting file is 17gb on another machine on the network. My question is how can I split that resulting file amongst a few dvds for storage? I cannot leave that 17gb on my other machine.