If you chose the one-time Mastered format (AKA 'With a CD/DVD player'), you'll have to click the 'Burn to disc' button in the toolbar and follow the steps in the Wizard from there. If you formatted the disc using the Live File System ('Like a USB Drive'), then all you have to do is close out by clicking on Close session on the toolbar. Then click 'Next.'Īll you have to do then is double-click the file on your desktop and drag and drop the files you wish to burn into the empty CD. You can find more information on which format to choose here (Opens in a new window). Click which format you want for the disc: either the more-versatile and re-workable Live File System (AKA 'Like a USB Drive') or the one-time Master system (AKA 'With a CD/DVD player'). In the subsequent 'Burn a Disc' dialog box, type a name for the disc in the 'Disc title' field. If you want to fill the disc with files (as opposed to making an audio CD, which we'll get to later), click 'Burn files to disc using Windows Explorer.' Just slip the disc into the CD tray, which will prompt an AutoPlay dialog box. There are plenty of third-party burner software packages out there, but let's start with what's probably already on your computer.įirst, let's talk to the Windows folks (Opens in a new window). You can burn an audio CD or stuff it with data. So, first thing is make sure that your computer has a burn-ready drive or you have access to an external CD burner. But for some reason, you really, really still want to use a CD. There are plenty of good external hard drives out there, and even some beefy thumb drives. But, I suppose, if you really want to make sure your data is accessible and/or not being snooped on up there in virtual Cloudcuckooland, you need a hard local backup. In today's mobile, always-connected world, there are plenty of quality free online cloud storage options such as Dropbox or Google Drive, not to mention the media storage options from Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. But you're here, so you must really want to do this thing, so let's get into it. Why are you still burning stuff onto CDs? Ya weirdo.

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