Backing up documents to CD/DVD

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

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

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

McBie said:

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

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Thanks McBie - so simple!

Now another question, what is "Toast"?

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).