OS 10.4 - Backing up documents to CD/DVD

nickyr · nickyr #1 (**permalink**)

05-05-2009, 01:02 PM

Hi

Stupid question probably but hey..........

I regularly back up my itunes and iphoto libraries to DVD but have all my spreadsheets and documents backed up to a flash drive at present.

How to I go about getting them onto a disc instead though?

I can't seem to find any way to drag and drop or copy items onto CD/DVD.

Thanks, Nick

Kevriano · Kevriano #2 (**permalink**)

05-05-2009, 01:45 PM

If you use Toast you can back them up as data.

McBie · McBie #3 (**permalink**)

05-05-2009, 01:50 PM

From Finder --> File --> Burn " foldername " to disc

You can also create a " Burn Folder " and drag files into that and then burn onto disc.

Finder can do it all for you.

Hope this helps

Cheers
McBie

nickyr · nickyr #4 (**permalink**)

05-05-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McBie

From Finder --> File --> Burn " foldername " to disc

You can also create a " Burn Folder " and drag files into that and then burn onto disc.

Finder can do it all for you.

Hope this helps

Cheers
McBie

Thanks McBie - so simple!

Now another question, what is "Toast"?

hughvane · hughvane #5 (**permalink**)

05-05-2009, 04:30 PM

Toast is proprietary disk burning software, and it isn't free. It is arguably the best around, but free burning applications like the one that is already part of OS X will do the job adequately, also freeware such as Burn.

A suggestion - if you use DVD-RWR (rewrite) disks, you can update files that need doing, whereas with once-only write disks (DVD-RW) you cannot delete and then rewrite. If the documents are valuable, make sure you purchase high-quality disks (eg. Imation).

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nickyr #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Swansea - South Wales Posts: 199	05-05-2009, 01:02 PM Hi Stupid question probably but hey.......... I regularly back up my itunes and iphoto libraries to DVD but have all my spreadsheets and documents backed up to a flash drive at present. How to I go about getting them onto a disc instead though? I can't seem to find any way to drag and drop or copy items onto CD/DVD. Thanks, Nick
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hughvane #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 18, 2008 Location: Banks Peninsula, New Zealand Posts: 3,244 Mac Specs: MacMini 2.4, 4 Gb, OS 10.6.8; MacBook 2.4, 2 Gb, OS 10.5.8; G4 eMac 1.25, 2 Gb, OS 10.4.11	05-05-2009, 04:30 PM Toast is proprietary disk burning software, and it isn't free. It is arguably the best around, but free burning applications like the one that is already part of OS X will do the job adequately, also freeware such as Burn. A suggestion - if you use DVD-RWR (rewrite) disks, you can update files that need doing, whereas with once-only write disks (DVD-RW) you cannot delete and then rewrite. If the documents are valuable, make sure you purchase high-quality disks (eg. Imation).
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