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How to Copy PS2 Games With Nero

Sony Playstation 2 games are manufactured on DVD-ROM discs, either single layer (4.7GB) or dual-layered (8.5GB) depending on the size of the game. These games can experience wear and tear during normal use and eventually become scratched or accidentally broken. Making a backup copy of your PS2 game for archival purposes allows you to burn a new disc in the event your original PS2 game is lost, damaged or stolen.

Things You'll Need

Computer
Internet connection
PS2 game
DVD burner
Nero Burning ROM software
DVD-R disc

Instructions

How to Copy PS2 Games with Nero
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  Navigate your web browser to the Nero official download page.
  
  Turn on your computer and log into your operating system. Open your web browser of choice and navigate to the Nero official developer homepage (see Resources). Download the free program and open the installer when it's finished. Install Nero to your computer and restart your computer when installation is complete.
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  Log back into your operating system. Ensure your DVD drive is plugged into your computer's motherboard and your operating system detects it on start-up. Open the Nero program and check that your computer detects your DVD burner in the program log window.
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  Eject the DVD drive's tray and insert your PS2 game original disc. Close the tray and click "Read to image file" in Nero. Select your DVD drive and the destination directory for your .ISO backup of your PS2 game.
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  Give your backup copy file a name and click "OK." Nero will begin reading your PS2 game to a backup .ISO file on your computer.
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  Eject your DVD drive tray and remove your PS2 original game disc after Nero has finished copying the game. Insert a new, blank DVD-R disc and close the tray.
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  Open Nero and click "Copy and Backup," then "Burn Image to Disc." Select your DVD burner, the .ISO backup file of your PS2 game and a title for the new DVD-R disc being burned. Click "OK" and Nero will begin burning your .ISO backup file of your PS2 game to a DVD-R disc.
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  Repeat the process for other PS2 games for which you would like to create backup copies.

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