OS X won't recognise blank discs

[MoodyM]

I've tried inserting a blank DVD and blank CD, and nothing comes up on my desktop, and if I Cmd click a file and choose "Burn", OS X tells me no disc is inserted.

However if I load up Toast Titanium, I can burn using the same blank discs just fine.

Any idea what's going on?

Cheers

 

[simsaladimbamba]

You need to create a burn folder in Finder first:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8924.html

 

[MoodyM]

Thanks, but I never did before. Always, when a blank disc was inserted, it showed up on my desktop as "Untitled disc". This is not happening anymore

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Thanks, but I never did before. Always, when a blank disc was inserted, it showed up on my desktop as "Untitled disc". This is not happening anymore

Go to System Preferences > CDs & DVDs >> When you insert a blank CD/DVD and set the appropriate action.

 

[MoodyM]

Thanks, but the option there is the same as it's always been for me: "Ignore". But in the past, this hasn't stopped the icon showing on my dekstop, and I've been able to Cmd click a file and burn to disc without creating a burn folder.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Thanks, but the option there is the same as it's always been for me: "Ignore". But in the past, this hasn't stopped the icon showing on my dekstop, and I've been able to Cmd click a file and burn to disc without creating a burn folder.

I haven't burnt a CD or DVD in Finder in some years, therefore I don't know the proper procedure.
But you can still right click on the file(s)/folder(s) you want to burn and select "BURN". I don't know what the CMD click does though, as it does nothing on my Mac, except de-select the current file or add another file to an already existing selection. Do you mean CTRL click by any chance?

 

[MoodyM]

Sorry, I've been meaning right click all along when I say Cmd click