My New Mac, Lion Edition

Choosing Files to Burn to a CD or DVD

Once you have a blank disc, you can save data to it. To save (or burn) data to a CD or DVD, first create a Burn Folder (which identifies what information to burn to a disc), and then copy links to the files into this Burn Folder. Finally, tell your Macintosh to start the physical burning process, which saves the files to the disc.

Creating a Burn Folder

To collect the files you want to burn to a disc, first create a Burn Folder.

Note

To save space, a Burn Folder never contains actual copies of the files you want to burn to a disc; it contains links to the actual files.

To create a Burn Folder and then burn a CD/DVD, do the following:

1. Click the Finder icon on the Dock. A Finder window appears.

2. Click a folder or drive ...