Backup DVD disk to hard drive
This page we introduce the method of copying DVD disk to hard drive with Movie DVD Copy. Movie DVD Copy is able to rip protected DVD to your computer hard drive as well as burn those contents to a blank DVD. Backup any special feature clips/DVD menu/audio language/subtitle language, explore DVD structure, burn ISO image file to DVD-R/RW, clone DVD backup folder to DVD-R/RW, erase rewriteable DVD-RW, control load/eject action of DVD burner, and more.
How to copy DVD disk to hard drive
It is easy for you to copy DVD disk to hard drive with Movie DVD Copy. There are two clone types if you want to copy from DVD Disk to hard drive, to save it as ISO image file or create DVD backup folder.
To copy a DVD disk to hard drive, follow below steps.
What you need?
- Movie DVD Copy (download and install it, you can have 3 times to try for free)
- Movie DVD
Copy DVD disk to hard drive Step 1:
Insert a DVD disk into the drive, and click Open DVD button:

Copy DVD disk to hard drive Step 2:
Select clips to be cloned. In the DVD explorer, you are able to select the clips to be cloned. Uncheck to ignore the unwanted part.
Copy DVD disk to hard drive Step 3:
Choose output. There are two clone types if you want to copy from DVD Disk to hard drive, to save it as ISO image file or create DVD backup folder.

ISO Image File: this option will create ISO image file on hard disk;
DVD Folder: this option will backup DVD to local hard disk as folder;
Copy DVD disk to hard drive Step 4:
Start cloning.
1. If choose ISO Image File, Movie DVD Copy will ask you where to put the ISO file;
2. If choose DVD Folder, it will popup Browse For Folder window to let you set the output backup folder;
After selectding clone type, click the red triangle Start Copy button on the right panel, then Movie DVD Copy will start cloning operation.
Wait for a while, the conversion will finished successfully.
DVD to hard drive freeware - DVDSmith Movie Backup
Movie DVD Copy is a professional DVD copy software that can be used as DVD copier, DVD decryter, DVD burner. With Movie DVD Copy, you can backup your DVD movies to your computer drive as well as burn DVD folder or ISO image file to DVD disc.
DVD Smith Movie Backup is the free version of Movie DVD Copy program, which enjoys the basic functions of the pro version.These two programs can both backup DVD to hard drive and are capable of removing all the protections (CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs and Sony ARccOS) while copying. However, the free version DVDSmith Movie Backup is not able to burn DVD movies to DVD disk.
So, if you just need to backup your DVD Movies to hard drive, DVDSmith Movie Backup is your best choice - it is free and rip any movie DVDs! Go pro version - Movie DVD Copy, you will enjoy more functions - backup any DVDs to hard disk as well as any DVD disk!
See the comparison table between Movie DVD Copy and DVDSmith Movie Backup:
| |
Movie DVD Copy |
DVDSmith Movie Backup |
| DVD5 to DVD5 |
YES |
NO |
| DVD9 to DVD9 |
YES |
NO |
| DVD9 to DVD5 |
YES |
NO |
| DVD to ISO image file |
YES |
NO |
| DVD to backup folder |
YES |
YES |
| Backup folder to DVD |
YES |
NO |
| ISO image file to DVD |
YES |
NO |
| Load/eject DVD in UI |
YES |
NO |
| Preview video in UI |
YES |
NO |
| Erase DVD |
YES |
NO |
| Full Disc & Main Movie modes |
YES |
YES |
| Extract any movie from a DVD |
YES |
NO |