Commodore C=64/128 Disk Backup using SD2IEC!

While an SD2IEC is a great tool, it is not a full 1541 emulator like the Pi-1541; it doesn't function EXACTLY like a 1541/1571 drive. An SD2IEC IS capable of reading to/from .D64 files, so we can work off that...

In this video, we'll use the following software:

CBM File Browser
https://www.nightfallcrew.com/21/08/2013/cbm-filebrowser-v1-6-by-nbla000/

DraCopy V1.0d
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=98664

Empty Commodore .d64 File
https://www.commodoreserver.com/PublicDiskDetails.asp?DID=D1380F242CD942C7B379D5CA85431FC0

You'll also need:

A Commodore 64 or 128

A 1541 (or other) Commodore Disk Drive

An SD2IEC; there are many models, but here are a couple:

https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/sd2iec-info
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=SD2IEC&_sacat=0

Last, if you'd like to up your game and backup your diskette's much more quickly, there are a couple projects that aim to allow just that:

https://github.com/go4retro/ZoomFloppy
http://www.go4retro.com/products/zoomfloppy/

https://github.com/tebl/C64-XUM1541
https://github.com/tebl/C64-XUM1541-II
https://www.gotek-retro.eu/c64-xum1541-interface/

Hope this might help some soul longing to backup those 100s of C= diskettes you have laying around... while the C= community was helpful, there wasn't TOO much information available so TechHeart whipped up this here video for ya's!!! Enj0y.

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