Burning PC-compatible CDs

CaNMaC · Jan 4, 2005, 11:32 AM

Greetings for the New Year!

Down to business... As a recent switcher, I work between my 12" PB and a PC. Today I discovered that the CD I burned on the Mac was not receognized by the PC (this is the first time I'm transferring files this way). It's a multisession CD that I burned, which has .jpg and .pdf files. Is there something I have to do when I burn the CD to make sure it is PC compatible, or is this not a normal occurrence? Thanks very much for your help!

dsharits · Jan 4, 2005, 11:54 AM

I use Toast Titanium, because it has a choice to burn a Mac-Only CD or a Mac-PC CD. If you have access to Toast, I highly recommend it, because I find it much better than burning with the Finder.

Daniel

aricher · Jan 4, 2005, 12:07 PM

Ditto on the Toast tip - works every time for me - not sure even how to do a PC/Mac disk from the desktop as I use Toast every time.

Norouzi · Jan 4, 2005, 12:38 PM

Disks made using the Finder are suposed to be hybrid disks that can be read by Macs or PC's. I've never had a problem reading the disks I burn from the Finder on a PC. I do prefer to use toast though as it does give me more options so I'd use it if it's available.

MisterMe · Jan 4, 2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CaNMaC

Greetings for the New Year!

Down to business... As a recent switcher, I work between my 12" PB and a PC. Today I discovered that the CD I burned on the Mac was not receognized by the PC (this is the first time I'm transferring files this way). It's a multisession CD that I burned, which has .jpg and .pdf files. Is there something I have to do when I burn the CD to make sure it is PC compatible, or is this not a normal occurrence? Thanks very much for your help!

Norouzi is correct. CDs burned using the Finder are cross-platform by default.

jeremy.king · Jan 4, 2005, 01:07 PM

Multisession CDs burned in OS X default to HFS+ (not readable by PCs without software) - since ISO doesn't support multisession.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=160588

Try using a plain ol CD-R/RW and don't "leave the disc appendable."

CaNMaC · Jan 5, 2005, 02:40 PM

Thanks for your responses. I tested a single session CD burned on the Mac in a PC and it was read correctly. So, the conclusion is, as some have mentioned, that single session CDs burned in OS X are compatible with PCs, but multisession CDs are not. Thanks, again.

OSX Panther · Jan 6, 2005, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kingjr3

Multisession CDs burned in OS X default to HFS+ (not readable by PCs without software) - since ISO doesn't support multisession.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=160588

Try using a plain ol CD-R/RW and don't "leave the disc appendable."

MAN! Think if iTunes could do that!

Jan 4, 2005, 11:32 AM	#1
CaNMaC macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004	Burning PC-compatible CDs Greetings for the New Year! Down to business... As a recent switcher, I work between my 12" PB and a PC. Today I discovered that the CD I burned on the Mac was not receognized by the PC (this is the first time I'm transferring files this way). It's a multisession CD that I burned, which has .jpg and .pdf files. Is there something I have to do when I burn the CD to make sure it is PC compatible, or is this not a normal occurrence? Thanks very much for your help! __________________ Used Stock Rev. B 12" PB with brand new keyboard
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Jan 4, 2005, 11:54 AM	#2
dsharits macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The People's Republic of America	I use Toast Titanium, because it has a choice to burn a Mac-Only CD or a Mac-PC CD. If you have access to Toast, I highly recommend it, because I find it much better than burning with the Finder. Daniel __________________ The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan
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jeremy.king macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Fox Lake, IL	Multisession CDs burned in OS X default to HFS+ (not readable by PCs without software) - since ISO doesn't support multisession. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=160588 Try using a plain ol CD-R/RW and don't "leave the disc appendable." __________________ http://www.jeremyronking.com http://www.willinois.com
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Jan 5, 2005, 02:40 PM	#7
CaNMaC Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004	Thanks for your responses. I tested a single session CD burned on the Mac in a PC and it was read correctly. So, the conclusion is, as some have mentioned, that single session CDs burned in OS X are compatible with PCs, but multisession CDs are not. Thanks, again. __________________ Used Stock Rev. B 12" PB with brand new keyboard
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Jan 4, 2005, 12:07 PM	#3
aricher macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chi-il	Ditto on the Toast tip - works every time for me - not sure even how to do a PC/Mac disk from the desktop as I use Toast every time.
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Norouzi macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Diego, CA	Disks made using the Finder are suposed to be hybrid disks that can be read by Macs or PC's. I've never had a problem reading the disks I burn from the Finder on a PC. I do prefer to use toast though as it does give me more options so I'd use it if it's available.
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