Writing CDs or DVDs
Writing a CD or DVD is a good method of backup up your important documents. To do this, your computer must have a CD or DVD writer.
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A simple way to check what sort of CD or DVD drive your computer has is to choose -> from the top panel menubar. If the icon for your CD drive has terms like "CD-RW" or "DVD(+-)R" in its label, then your computer is able to write discs. |
You can start choosing files to burn to a disc at any time. The file manager provides
a special folder for files and folders that you want to write to a CD or DVD. From here you can write the contents of the location to a CD or DVD easily.
To write a CD or DVD, perform the following steps:
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In a folder window menubar, choose ->. The file manager opens the CD/DVD Creator folder.
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In a File Browser window, this item is in the menu. |
Drag the files and folders that you want to write to CD or DVD to
the CD/DVD Creator folder.
Insert a writable CD or DVD into the CD/DVD writer device on your system.
Press the Write to Disc button, or choose ->. A Write to Disc dialog is displayed.
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Use the Write to Disc
dialog to specify how you want to write the CD, as follows:
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Click on the Write button.
If you selected the File image option from the Target to write to drop-down list, a Choose a filename
for the disc image dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to specify
the location where you want to save the disc image file. By default, disc image
files have a .iso file extension.
A Writing disc dialog is displayed. This process takes some time. When the disc is
written or when the disc image file is created, a message to indicate that the
process is complete is displayed in the dialog.
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You can set the CD/DVD Creator folder to open automatically when you instert a blank disc. See Removable Drives and Media Preferences. |
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The filesystem written to the CD will be readable with long filenames on all recent operating systems. Both the Joliet and the Rock Ridge CD-ROM filesystem extensions are used. |
You can create a copy of a CD or DVD, either to another disc or to an image file stored on your computer. To create a copy, perform the following steps:
Insert the disc you want to copy.
Choose -> from the top panel menubar.
Right-click on the CD icon, and choose .
The Write to Disc dialog is displayed.
If you have only one drive with write capabilities, the process will first create a disc image file on your computer. It will then eject the original disk, and ask you to change it for a blank disk on which to write the copy.
Creating a Disc from an Image File
You can write a disc image to a CD or DVD. For example, you may have downloaded a disc image from the internet, or previously created one yourself. Disc images usually have a .iso file extension and are sometimes called iso files.
To write a disc image, right-click on the disc image file, then choose from the popup menu.
