Disk Copy

scottscott
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Ever read the help files for Disk Copy? Don't bother just post here.





So I want to burn about 3.5 gigs onto a DVD. So I'm playing around with disk copy to learn how to do it "right".



I tried to create a new image and burn it. I have a small CD-ROM sized image. It works. When I try to burn it to a MS-DOS format, it tells me the burned image wont mount when it's done. What I really want is the file system on the disk. Something a windows/unix/mac can mount and read.





What's up with this software.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    robsterrobster Posts: 256member
    Put blank DVD-R in drive.

    It mounts as an image on the desktop.

    Copy files too it.

    Drag it to Trash which will turn into a burn button.

    It will prompt you to confirm you want to burn.

    It burns...

    It is burnt! in a data format that will run on Win/Mac/Linux.

    Why are you even cocking about with Disc Copy?
  • Reply 2 of 3
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    because it takes double the amount of time... first you have to copy it to an image and then you have to burn the files... there is a way to do it with disk copy to cut that time in half (just burn)...
  • Reply 3 of 3
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Yea that's what I mean. Like when on vacation I burned about 5 CD ROMs of the same pictures for family. I was thinking "there's got to be a way to make this easy with disk copy". I tried today but I don't get it.



    Also I have a 3 gig tar file. Not fun to play with. So I was thinking being "smart" with diskcopy would get me something.
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