Burning Your Files to a CD or DVD Disc

The process of copying data to a CD or DVD disc is known as “burning” a disc. If your Mac has a CD drive that can copy or “write” data to a CD (known as a CD-R drive), or a drive that can write data to both CD and DVD discs (known as a SuperDrive), you can easily burn CD and DVD discs right from the Finder. You can use the CDs or DVDs to back up your important data or transfer files to another computer. This process is known as burning a disc.

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