Burn a Disc Without Buying an Application
Did you know that I can burn discs just using the Finder in OS X?
If I want to burn a Video DVD or Audio CD, I may want to use iDVD or iTunes for the job. This method is good for making regular backup discs quickly or to burn a data disc easily.
It couldn’t be simpler. I can make a burn folder using the Finder, rename the folder, drag and drop the files, and click burn. Follow the instructions below:
With the Finder, Select File -> New Burn Folder
A new burn folder will appear on the Desktop. Rename the burn folder.
Place files into the burn folder. The burn folder will automatically resize the disc space needed on the disc to burn the folder. Notice that files are not copied into the burn folder, but aliases are created instead. I place files into a burn folder and even if the files change over time, still burn the files. If a file is missing OS X will warn me. I can put burn folders into the left sidebar of the Finder and just click the Burn whenever I want to make backups of the files inside.
Hit Burn. Follow the on screen instructions and insert blank CD or DVD if I haven’t already.
so no need fo toast ???
kewl …
Well,
Not necessarily…
Toast has several features that Burn Disc doesn’t. Burn Disc is handy though, if you know a bit of Applescript you can schedule disc backups or if you just want to dump a bunch of files onto a disc quick and easy. But beware, because discs burned with Burn Disc will only format for Mac OS X, not Windows. A feature worth having Toast around. But if you don’t want to pay for Toast, a freeware app called Burn will get you by.