Re: Stupid Mac Boo-boos
Re: Stupid Mac Boo-boos
- Subject: Re: Stupid Mac Boo-boos
- From: "Randy B. Singer" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:24:00 -0700
Fred Showker said:
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Then according to the
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"Inside OSX: Special Edition" book I discover the finder does not
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burn multiple session CD-RW discs as multiple session. It renders
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them as single session, locked discs after the first burn.
True! But there are ways around this without having to use third-party
software.
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So, I went hunting for shareware or freeware to burn
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multiple-sessions, and I've listed them at:
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http://www.user-groups.net/InfoManager/0310-13.html#CD-RW
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If you know of any others, please let me know.
I would be nice if OS X mounted a CD-R or CD-RW on the desktop, and you
could copy/delete/add to it like you can any other disk. Windows PC's
can do this thanks to third party software. The story that I've heard is
that Steve Jobs negotiated with this third party software company
personally for the rights to include their software in the Mac OS, and
that Steve managed to totally alienate this company. Hence, no such
functionality for the Macintosh, not even in Panther.
You *can* create a multi-session disk using only Apple software, though.
To create a multi-session CD, use the Disk Copy utility to create a disk
image file from which the CD is burned. Follow these steps:
1. Drag the item or items you wish to burn into a folder.
2. Open Disk Copy (/Applications/Utilities/).
3. Drag the folder onto the Disk Copy window. The Image
Folder dialog appears.
4. Choose a location for the image file using the Where
pop-up menu. For simplicity, you may choose Desktop.
5. Click Save. Wait for the image to be finished.
6. Choose Burn Image from the File menu. Note: The image file
should not be mounted.
7. In the navigation dialog that appears, select the image you
just created, then click Burn. If you have not already inserted a blank
disc, you will be prompted to do so now.
8. In the Burn Disc window, click the disclosure triangle.
9. Select the checkbox for "Allow additional burns".
A disc burned with this setting will remain open to subsequent
multi-session burns.
When performing additional burns on the multi-session disc, simply repeat
Steps 1 to 7. The "Allow additional burns" setting selected in Steps 8
and 9 should automatically be retained for that disc on subsequent burns.
Each new burn session on the disc will appear in the Finder as a separate
disk, and it will have the name of the disk image file from which you
burned it.
CD Session Burner ($17) can make this process a lot easier!
http://www.sentman.com/burner/index.php
If you want to erase a CD-RW, you need to use Disk Utility. (It is in OS
X's Utilities folder.)
- Launch Disk Utility
- Click on the Erase tab
- Click the name of the CD (in the list on the left)
- Click the Erase button.
You can't erase a CD-R, only a CD-RW.
CD-Erase (free) makes this process easier.
http://www.skrysak.com/jeff/mac/index.html
Also check out:
DiscBlaze ($19) burns CDs and DVDs, burns Toast images, erases rewritable
media such as CD-RWs, creates CDs for use on both Macs and PCs, and
allows multi-session CD burns. The new version adds the ability to burn
ISO disc images, and the ability to set which platforms specific files
are visible on when burning a Mac/PC hybrid disc.
http://www.radicalbreeze.com/blaze/index.html
Laze E ($12)
http://lazee.lunasitelabs.com/cdrw.php
FireStarter (donation requested)
http://www.projectomega.org/subcat.php?lg=en&php=products_firestarter
MissingMediaBurner (free)
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9801
Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)
How To Deal With Common Macintosh OS X Jaguar Problems
http://www.macattorney.com/tutorial.html
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