Chapter 13. Creating Data Discs

In This Chapter:

About Creating Data Discs

Copy a CD or DVD

Copy Data Files to a Disc

Create a Data Disc Using Creator Classic

Create a Mixed Audio/Data CD

Create a Disc Image from a CD

Give Your Disc Image Its Own Drive Letter

This chapter discusses using Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 to create data discs and disc images. Creating a data disc is the process of taking data files on your computer that are important to you and placing them on recordable discs.

Key Terms

Data disc A CD or DVD with files on it that can be read using a CD or DVD drive in a computer.

Disc image The contents of an entire CD or DVD that has been turned into a single image file.

This feature is becoming more important all the time because as technology advances, computers are being used for a wider range of tasks. Not too many years ago, word processing documents were about all you needed to worry about backing up. Now you can store video, photos, emails, tax records, bank records, music, and much more on your computer and back it all up on CD and DVD.

This chapter helps you understand how to make the most of Roxio Easy Media Creator's capabilities to create data discs that you can use to archive, transfer, and share your files with others.