Writing to a CD or a DVD

In order to write to a CD or DVD, your computer must have a CD or DVD writer.

Creating Data Discs

The file manager provides a special folder for files and folders that you want to write to a CD or DVD. You can write all of the content placed in this special folder to a CD or DVD.

How to Create Data Discs

1. Choose Applications -> System Tools -> CD/DVD Creator.

   The file manager opens the CD/DVD Creator folder.

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   Note - In a File Browser window, the CD/DVD Creator item is available on the Go menu.

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2. Drag the files and folders which you want to write to the CD or DVD to the CD/DVD Creator folder.
3. Insert a writable CD or DVD into the CD/DVD writer device on the system.
4. Click Write to Disc, or choose File -> Write to CD/DVD.

   The Write to Disc dialog is displayed.

5. Specify how you want to write the CD. The available settings are:
   

   Write disc to Select the device to which you want to write the CD from the drop-down list. To create a CD image file, select the File image option. A CD image file is a normal file which contains all the data in the same format as a CD. Disc name Type a name for the CD in the text box. Data size Shows the size of the data to be written to disc. Write speed Select the speed at which you want to write the CD from the drop-down list.

6. Click Write.

   If you selected the File image option from the Target to Write To drop-down list, a Choose a Filename for the Disc Image dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to specify the location where you want to save the disc image file. By default, disc image files have a .iso file extension.

   This process takes some time. When the disc is written or when the disc image file is created, a message to indicate that the process is complete is displayed in the dialog.

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   Tip - The file system written to the CD will be readable with long file names on all recent operating systems. Both the Joliet and the Rock Ridge CD-ROM file system extensions are used.

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Copying From a CD or a DVD

You can create a copy of a CD or DVD either to another disc or to an image file stored on your computer.

How to Copy CDs or DVDs

1. Insert the disc you want to copy.
2. Choose Places -> Computer from the top panel menubar.
3. Right-click the CD icon, and choose Copy Disc.

   The Write to Disc dialog is displayed.

   If you have only one drive with write capabilities, the process will first create a disc image file on your computer. It will then eject the original disk, and ask you to change it for a blank disk on which to write the copy.

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   Note - If you want to create more than one copy, choose the Image File option in the Write to Disc dialog and then write the disc image. For more information, see Creating a Disc From an Image File.

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Creating a Disc From an Image File

You can write a disc image to a CD or DVD. For example, you might have downloaded a disc image from the Internet, or previously created one yourself. Disc images have an .iso file extension and are sometimes called iso files.

To write a disc image, right-click the disc image file, then choose Write to Disc from the pop-up menu.