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copy some files from cd to cd?

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exfordy

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Aug 1, 2011
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Can anyone tell me how to copy some files from a CD to a new blank CD?
If I put the source CD in, select the files and copy them to the Burn Folder they appear as 'Alias'. If I then put the blank CD in and select Burn it fails and says it can't see the files.
I've read about Disk Utility being able to copy a complete CD to a new CD but that is not what I want to do; I want to burn only some of the files on the source CD to the new CD.
(iMac running Lion)
 
I am sure I am missing something quite basic but I guess I need someone to give me (or point me to) step by step.
Interestingly when I select Applications / Burn I get 'You can't open the application burn because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.'
 
exfordy said:
I am sure I am missing something quite basic but I guess I need someone to give me (or point me to) step by step.
Interestingly when I select Applications / Burn I get 'You can't open the application burn because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.'
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have you tried type burn in help on menu bar

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exfordy said:
Can anyone tell me how to copy some files from a CD to a new blank CD?
If I put the source CD in, select the files and copy them to the Burn Folder they appear as 'Alias'. If I then put the blank CD in and select Burn it fails and says it can't see the files.
I've read about Disk Utility being able to copy a complete CD to a new CD but that is not what I want to do; I want to burn only some of the files on the source CD to the new CD.
(iMac running Lion)
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think you'll have to load on desktop first then burn to disc if you haven't got an external cd drive to copy from
 
Sorted. I imported the files (photos) to iPhoto then exported them to the burn folder and could then burn the DVD. Don't know if that was how I should have done it but it worked.
 
I like the idea of Disk Utility but as far as I can see that is for only complete copies of a DVD or CD, not only some of the files on the source DVD / CD.
 
exfordy said:
I like the idea of Disk Utility but as far as I can see that is for only complete copies of a DVD or CD, not only some of the files on the source DVD / CD.
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Haha, I was under the impression you said "some" just to be casual. But you're actually meaning "some".
 
"Can anyone tell me how to copy some files from a CD to a new blank CD?"

I don't see anything difficult about this.

1. Put the source CD into the drive, let it mount on the desktop
2. Create a "New Burn Folder" on the desktop (give it any name you wish)
3. From the source CD, copy the folders/files you want into the new "burn" folder
4. When done, eject the source CD
5. Insert a blank CDR into the drive
6. Right-click on the burn folder, you should see the option to "Burn Disc".
7. Burn the contents of the folder to the new disc -- that should be it.
 
Thanks. That is rather like 'I imported the files (photos) to iPhoto then exported them to the burn folder and could then burn the DVD.'
I also have just set 'Secondary click' on our Magic mouse.
 
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