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Use OS 9 to (possibly?) burn more data to CD-Rs
Authored by: werikblack on Mar 11, '03 11:47:34AM

Here's my recommendation, assuming you have the available hard drive space (which you should anyway since Disc Burner creates a temp file).
1) Create a folder with the files you want to put on CD, with the folder named with what you want your CD to be called.
2) Check the folder size to make sure it is at least 1-2 MB smaller than what your CD will be. You can experiment with this, but it's a time-saver if you don't quite fill it. This will even work with the 700 MB CDs.
3) Open Disk Copy in OS X and use the "New > Image from Folder or Volume" option (command-I). Select the folder you want to use, and for image format, choose "DVD/CD master," and save the image.
4) Staying in Disk Copy, choose "Burn Image" from the File menu (command-B) and choose the CD master you just created.
This process will allow you to burn CDs at their full size. These will be HFS CDs, so if you're planning to use them on PCs, I'd recommend buying Toast Titanium. It's cool. :-)



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Use OS 9 to (possibly?) burn more data to CD-Rs
Authored by: leebennett on Mar 11, '03 10:00:15PM

what might be happening is that various hidden/system files are being included on the CD. these include the .DS_Store files that save, among other things, window positions and sizes. you're best off not burning these for security reasons anyway. you can still burn an HFS+ disc, but use Toast instead. when you drag in a folder to add to the CD, all the hidden files (ones that start with a period, such as .DS_Store) will show up. they're dimmed, but you can still select and remove them.



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Use OS 9 to (possibly?) burn more data to CD-Rs
Authored by: CraigStanton on Mar 12, '03 02:51:27AM

I have a 700mb CD and a folder that measures at 665mb using 'Get Info', but using Disk Copy it makes a 725mb image that won't burn because it is too big. The only odd thing about the folder is that I have set a .gif (about 140Kb) as the background image. So my question is why can't it burn 665 on to a 700 disc?



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