Adding and removing data from a Burn Data Disc project

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Files can be added or “appended” to most discs as often as you like until the disc is full. You can also remove files, in a manner of speaking. The Remove button completely removes file names that have been selected but not yet recorded. It can also be used to make already recorded files invisible to your computer.

To add data to a Burn Data Disc project:

Follow the same steps outlined in Making a data disc.

To remove data from a Burn Data Disc project:

1 Click the name of the file in the project window to select it.

2 Click the Remove button

A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to remove the selected item.

3 Click Yes.

4 Click the action button.

Note: Clicking the Remove button does not affect any files on your hard drive.

Understanding the Remove button

As you begin to create a Burn Data Disc project, the names of the files you add appear in the project window. The files are not actually copied until after the action button

is clicked.

If you add a file and then wish to remove it before the recording process begins, use the Remove button to delete the name of the file from the project window. The file will not be recorded and no disc space will be used by the deleted file.

The Remove button can also be used to hide files that have already been recorded to a write-once data disc. In this case, the files are not actually erased, but they can no longer be seen or read by your computer. The disc space occupied by these hidden files cannot be recovered for new recordings.

A couple of other things worth noting:

n As you add and remove files, the total project size is displayed in the lower left corner of the application window.

n Removing all of the files from a rewritable disc with the Remove button is not the same as erasing the disc. When a rewritable disc is erased, nearly all of the space on the disc becomes available for a new recording.

n Clicking the Remove button does not affect any files on your hard drive.

Renaming files and folders

The files and folders you add to a Burn Data Disc project can be renamed in the project window. Renaming files will help you avoid accidentally overwriting older files that have the same names.

To rename a file or folder in the file selection window:

1 Select the file or folder by clicking once on its name.

2 Press the F2 key on your keyboard.

3 Type a new name and press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Files are not renamed until after the action button is clicked and your disc is successfully recorded. Renaming files does not affect any files on your hard drive.