If you’re like most people, you probably have a lot of data stored on discs. Whether it’s your personal photos, music, or videos, you probably have at least one disc full of data. If you want to burn that data onto a disc for storage or to use as a source for data mining, there are a few things you need to know. First and foremost, make sure the discs are properly formatted. This includes specifying the type of media (DVD or CD) and the size of the disc. You can also specify how many discs you want to create - one for each project you want to store on them. Next, make sure your burner is compatible with the discs you’re using. This includes specifying the speed and type of media being used - DVD or CD-R/RW. Finally, make sure your computer is set up to recognize and play discs that have been formatted in this way. Once everything is set up correctly, insert the discs into your burner and start burning!
If you have a large amount of data you wish to burn to disc and it won’t fit on a single DVD or CD, you can make the process easier by using burning software that supports disc spanning. Here’s how to do it.
Disc spanning allows you to burn large amounts of data without having to worry about organizing it into the right size so that it fits on each disc. Many popular disc burning applications don’t support disc spanning, but CDBurnerXP does, and it’s completely free. Now you can backup any amount of files such your iTunes library, photos and movies easily across multiple with ease. The software automatically figures it out for you.
Burning Data to Spanning Discs
First, you’ll want to grab CDBurnerXP from here (Ninite), then open the software and select “Data Disc”.
Next, drag and drop the files you wish to burn over to the CDBurnerXP window.
Once the files are added, click “Burn”.
Choose whether you want to leave the disc open or finalize the disc once it’s burned, and select “Disc spanning”.
Choose the type of disc you are using on the “Disc size” drop-down menu, the click “Split”.
The software figures out how many discs are required to complete the process. Place a writable disc in the drive and click “Burn”.
Click “Burn disc” to start creating the discs.
CDBurnerXP will prompt you to insert another disc once the previous disc is finished.
That’s all there is to it.
