# Backing up PC games using GAMESXCOPY. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467 "2004-05-10T15:29:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467/1 "2004-05-10T15:29:54Z")
Has anyone used this new software? FYI, this is a program recently released by 321 Studios (the same that made DVDXCOPY) that supposedly will allow you to make playable backups of PC games. It sounded like a great investment since I just dropped $80+ on _Battlefield Vietnam_ and _Far Cry_, and it would be a big loss to have one of those scratched (I’ve been playing both a lot so there’s a lot of switching in and out of my CD drive). So, I went out and bought it but I haven’t been able to make a working copy. I can copy a game disc (after ignoring many many “defective sectors”), but when I try to start the game with the backup in the drive, the program hangs on the splash screen. However, I do not get the “Please insert correct CD-ROM message”. Anyone use GAMESXCOPY? Had any luck backing up either of these games, or any others? ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467/2 "2004-05-10T16:16:37Z")
Good luck getting an answer here. I could tell you, but the mods here aren’t cool with what you want to do - making a copy of a game - even if it’s for legitimate purposes. Having said that. you might want to look into using disc images - they’re far faster than any CD-ROM disc and you can make backups any time you want. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467/3 "2004-05-10T22:27:42Z")
There is nothing illegal about using a legal copy of gamesxcopy for personal use only… is there? I’ve seen some comments about how the copies don’t always play, yadda yadda, but they were all filled with “GamesXCopy is teh suxx0rs” and suchlike so I had to quit reading them. I’ve not used it, but I’m not dropping the cash until I see if it actually works. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467/4 "2004-05-11T00:59:55Z")
Jayrot: > **[Startseite](https://engelmann.com)** > > Für alle (!) Windows Versionen und Linux.First Aid KitDiese Software sollten Sie für den Notfall immer zu Hause bzw. zur Hand haben. Retten Sie Ihre Daten, be Note that GamesXCopy only works on “virtually” any PC Game. The users guide (see link on right side of that page) says: > [@](#): > > section 16. FAQ > How do I know GAMESXCOPY will work for me? > That’s why we offer a full, unconditional money back guarantee for GAMESXCOPY. Although the GAMESXCOPY software product has a proven itself, there are rare exceptions when our customers cannot make the product function, for reasons related to their particular hardware and software configurations. It doesn’t happen very often, but in any case, we are always more than happy to honor our agreement and refund your full purchase price (minus shipping and handling) if you > are dissatisfied with GAMESXCOPY product for any reason. At this time, refunds can only be issued to customers who purchased GAMESXCOPY through [www.gamesxcopy.com](http://www.gamesxcopy.com). There’s also this: > [@](#): > > 2.5 Support/Help Resources > Regardless of where you purchased your copy of GAMESXCOPY, 321 > Studios offers FREE 24/7 technical support via one of the following: > Contact Method Number or Address > Phone - Technical Support > Phone – Customer Service > 1-636-720-3703 > 1-636-720-3702 or > 1-888-222-9100 > Email [support@321studios.com](mailto:support@321studios.com) > Website [http://support.321studios.com](http://support.321studios.com) > Through our support center, you can obtain FREE downloadable > updates, trial versions, rebates, information on media, burners, drives > and other accessories and information about multiple languages > available. > We also offer a support page on the 321 studios web site > ([www.321studios.com](http://www.321studios.com)). From this website, you can participate in > product discussion forums. > Of course, there is general online product help available by clicking on > Help from your tool bar. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467/5 "2004-05-11T01:05:07Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > There is nothing illegal about using a legal copy of gamesxcopy for personal use only… is there? Apparently you can do that in the US, assuming you currently own the software (and aren’t just borrowing it or renting it or have now sold your copy). Also, you would only be able to install the game on one machine at a time, so if you had 5 computers and you want to install it on all 5 of them, you’d need to buy 5 copies of that game. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backing-up-pc-games-using-gamesxcopy/244467/6 "2004-05-11T01:49:47Z")
We will not help you defeat copyguard. This is closed. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator