Verifying a disc after burning, is it necessary?

CDailey · Jul 26, 2007, 09:58 PM

And can you stop it from verifying? 33 minutes IMO is just too long to wait for a full (4gb) dvd to be finished burning.

mad jew · Jul 26, 2007, 10:53 PM

I've never done it but I've heard of a few people stopping it during verification and their discs have been fine. In theory, I don't see how it could hurt.

DoFoT9 · Jul 26, 2007, 11:00 PM

yea i hardly ever verify, cept wen im doing it in native osx... with programs like toast i couldnt give...

Eidorian · Jul 26, 2007, 11:02 PM

I've had a few discs fail verification before so I think it's worth it.

CDailey · Jul 26, 2007, 11:04 PM

Is there a way to bypass the verification with native OSX burning, or would I have to use a 3rd party app like Toast (or similar)?

DoFoT9 · Jul 26, 2007, 11:04 PM

also it depends on the quality of the disk... like a POC compared to a TDK disk..i spose its what u wanna do tho, if u cant wait then dont do it.. if u can then by all means do it, itl be more safe for your data

CDAILEY only if you use disk utility..

mad jew · Jul 26, 2007, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eidorian

I've had a few discs fail verification before so I think it's worth it.

...But what do you do once it has failed verification?

Eidorian · Jul 26, 2007, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mad jew

...But what do you do once it has failed verification?

It's a coaster and I burn a new disc.

mad jew · Jul 26, 2007, 11:12 PM

Exactly. There's no real benefit finding this out from your computer versus finding it out the first time you use it other than the fact you may be relying on the disc. If it's taking a long time to verify but you are relying on the disc working first time, then 'verify' it yourself by cancelling the process and reinstalling the disc into your Mac to check it manually. It most likely will be immediately ejected if it failed during the burn process.

Eidorian · Jul 26, 2007, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mad jew

Exactly. There's no real benefit finding this out from your computer versus finding it out the first time you use it other than the fact you may be relying on the disc. If it's taking a long time to verify but you are relying on the disc working first time, then 'verify' it yourself by cancelling the process and reinstalling the disc into your Mac to check it manually. It most likely will be immediately ejected if it failed during the burn process.

Then again I use a 20x external to burn my discs...

I've had individual file corruption on "successful" discs on other operating systems.

CDailey · Jul 26, 2007, 11:22 PM

Thanks for the input and debate guys. It's much appreciated and interesting

jessica. · Jul 26, 2007, 11:31 PM

I find it to be useful especially after burning backups to photos and finding out all the dvds are bad.

DoFoT9 · Jul 26, 2007, 11:32 PM

on important backups you would want to wouldnt you... work files etcetc. but with small things nah.

After G · Jul 26, 2007, 11:51 PM

I only do it when I care about the data, otherwise no.

If it turned out to be a coaster anyway, wouldn't you want to reburn ASAP? Usually I know it's a coaster before it even reaches verification.

DoFoT9 · Jul 27, 2007, 12:07 AM

*NOOB QUESTION BE WEARY*

wats a coaster??

Nermal · Jul 27, 2007, 12:09 AM

A failed CD that you then put your hot drinks on to protect the tabletop

DoFoT9 · Jul 27, 2007, 12:13 AM

DoFoT9=blonde

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CDailey Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Florida	Is there a way to bypass the verification with native OSX burning, or would I have to use a 3rd party app like Toast (or similar)? __________________ MacBookPro 2.16ghz CD 15.4" matte/1.25GB/100GB/250GB WD My Book Pro/X1600 256mb + Dell 2407FPW my photography
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Jul 26, 2007, 11:12 PM	#9
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Exactly. There's no real benefit finding this out from your computer versus finding it out the first time you use it other than the fact you may be relying on the disc. If it's taking a long time to verify but you are relying on the disc working first time, then 'verify' it yourself by cancelling the process and reinstalling the disc into your Mac to check it manually. It most likely will be immediately ejected if it failed during the burn process. __________________ Some things are better mad...
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After G macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: California	I only do it when I care about the data, otherwise no. If it turned out to be a coaster anyway, wouldn't you want to reburn ASAP? Usually I know it's a coaster before it even reaches verification.
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DoFoT9 macrumors P6 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: CWB, Hong Kong	NOOB QUESTION BE WEARY wats a coaster?? __________________ Official MacRumors IRC @ irc.krono.net #macrumors (Or http://kewlirc.net:9090/) 2012 2.5GHz Mac Mini Dual - 16GB RAM Win8 PC - i5-3570k - 16GB RAM - SSD
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Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	A failed CD that you then put your hot drinks on to protect the tabletop
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