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Toast 6 Titanium Getting Started Guide
Chapter 5: Making Data Discs
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What is a Data Disc?
A data disc is a CD or DVD that contains files or folders. You can back up
any of these items to CD or DVD media as long as the size of the item does
not exceed the capacity of the disc.
Reasons You Might Make a Data Disc
You might make a data disc for any of these reasons:
■ To back up valuable files of any kind
■ To archive your photos
■ To make a disc that is usable on Macintosh or Windows computers
Overview of Making a Data Disc
Making a data disc involves these steps:
1 Start a data disc . Select the Data disc type.
2 Change the settings of your data disc (optional) . You can change
settings for your data disc, or you can leave your last settings
untouched—Toast remembers the last settings you used. An important
setting to choose is which operating systems the final disc will be
readable on.
3 Add content to your disc . You can add any combination of files or
folders to a data disc.
4 Record your data disc . When you are finished, you can record the data
to CD or DVD media.
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