Creating Data Discs
To write a CD or DVD, perform the following steps:
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Open . The file manager opens the CD/DVD Creator folder.
In a File Browser window, the item is available in the menu.
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Drag the files and folders that you want to write to CD or DVD to the CD/DVD Creator folder.
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Insert a writable CD or DVD into the CD/DVD writer device on your system.
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Press the 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:
Dialog Element Description Write disc to Select the device to which you want to write the CD from the drop-down list. To create an CD image file, select the File image option. A CD image file is a normal file that contains all of the data in the same format as a CD, that you can write to a CD later. Disc name Type a name for the CD in the text box. Data size Shows the size of the data to be written to disc. The blank disk must be at least this size. Write speed Select the speed at which you want to write the CD from the drop-down list. -
Click on the 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.
You can set the CD/DVD Creator folder to open automatically when you instert a blank disc. See Section 6.12.6 ― Media Preferences.
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.