How to burn files to disk without installing additional programs. How to burn files to disk

How to copy and move files from one location hard drive to another or to a “flash drive” you can learn from the previous lesson, but in this lesson let’s talk about how to copy (write) files to a CD (compact disc).

Copying to a CD is somewhat different from regular copying, although there is nothing complicated about it either.

It must be said that there are several ways to write to disk. Probably the most famous recording method is recording using the Nero program, but in this lesson we will look at the easiest way (without learning or using third-party programs).

So, first of all, insert the CD into the drive:

After that, we find the files that we are going to write to this disk, select them and copy them to the folder that represents your CD or DVD drive:

Those. open this folder and copy everything there necessary files, as described in the lesson Copying and moving files, or simply drag them there.

After this copying, you should have all the files in this folder in a slightly muted color with small arrows at the bottom of each icon:

But nothing has been written to the disk yet. The files are currently located in special folder on your hard drive and ready to burn to CD. On the left in the same window you can see two tasks that can be performed with files prepared for recording:

If these tasks are not displayed for you, you can start them using context menu by clicking the right mouse button in any free space inside this folder:

I think everything is clear here: the first command starts writing to disk (this process is often called “burning”), and the second cancels the recording, deleting files prepared for recording from the folder in which they are placed before recording.

To record, select the first command, after which a window will appear CD Burning Wizard, in which we press the button Next. After this, you need to wait until the recording occurs:

At the end of the recording, the disc will automatically “eject” from the drive (depending on the settings) and a window will appear in which you will be notified that the recording process has been successfully completed, where you will need to press the button Ready.

Such a window does not always appear due to the “wrong” disk.

To solve this problem, sometimes it is enough to experiment with the recording speed. To do this, right-click on the CD drive icon and select the item in the context menu Properties:

In the next window, on the Recording tab, you can try changing the speed in the corresponding drop-down list:

If your drive is normal, then changing the speed will most likely solve the problem described above. In addition, you can make other changes in this window if you wish.

It should be noted that all discs recorded in this way ( using Windows XP) are created as multi-session, that is, with the ability to add information to the same disk. Therefore, it is not necessary to fill the entire disk at once. You can always add information to it next time (during the next session).

However, we should not forget that multisession discs and discs recorded in Windows XP may not be readable on older computers.

Well, don’t forget that for temporary recording (or storing rewritable archives) it is very convenient to use CD-RW discs, which can be erased and written several times.

How to burn music to a disc for a car radio

Once upon a time, a radio in a car symbolized the status of the owner and his financial capabilities, but now those models of car radios that were previously dreamed of and admired are practically antiques compared to modern car media systems.
But since the price of a more or less decent media center does not meet the needs of motorists who do not express a great desire to become the owners of another and expensive new product technical progress, most of them prefer to use car radios with a CD drive. As a result, each of them faces the question of how to record music for a car radio.

Preparing for recording

Recording format

In order to avoid any overlaps when the radio plays back the recorded “blank”, we need to find out in what format to record the disc for the car radio. This information contains a user manual attached to the device, which describes all formats read by the car radio.
The most common and widespread formats are CDA, WAV, MP3. CDA is regular format music CDs and can be read by all CD drives without exception.
The following two formats require certain playback decoders in the car radio for their playback. In addition, the WMA format (unlike MP3, which saves an audio file by its “weight”) records a song according to its current time, that is, it is possible to save only 80 minutes of recording on a standard CD “blank” in the WMA format.
This information should also be taken into account if you record music onto a flash drive for a car radio.

Disk selection

First criterion

All CD discs are divided into two categories: CD and DVD. Some users believe that only video files can be placed on DVD discs; this is an incorrect statement; they can just as easily be recorded on it as music files, as well as other types of information (photos, pictures, texts, etc.).
It's all about the capacity of the disc; a CD format disc can only hold 800 megabytes of information, while a DVD disc can accommodate up to 8.5 gigabytes of data (for comparison of units of information, see the following photo).

In this case, you need to make sure in advance that your car radio can play CDs in DVD format, and CD format discs can be read by all players without exception. On sale you can sometimes find mini discs, which are also divided into CD format with a capacity of 210 megabytes and DVD format with a capacity of 1.4 gigabytes.

Second criterion

The next criterion is the ability to rewrite a CD multiple times, their labeling tells us this:

• CD-R and DVD-R discs can be “burned” only once;
• CD-RW and DVD-RW allow you to rewrite information of any type up to fifty times.

Third criterion

One of important indicators Another property of a disk is its writing speed. We must assume that higher speed will be preferable for us, however, we should not forget that maximum speed The “burning” of the burner may vary depending on the disc format.
Yes, speed CD-R recordings is considered 52x (that is, 7600 Kbps), CD-RW is from 4x to 32x, DVD-R is recorded at a speed from 2x to 16x, and DVD-RW is from 2x to 8x.

Fourth criterion

Among other things, you should pay attention to the way CDs are packaged. Naturally, you should give preference to discs packed in an individual box, since placing several discs on one tube does not contribute to their durability.
You should also pay attention to the markings on the front side of the CD:

• "Printable" says that on outside the disk can be printed with a printer;
• “Lightscribe” also allows images to be printed on the front side, but in the drive itself;
• "Hardcoated" means that the recording surface of this disk A special protective coating has been applied to extend its life tenfold.

Burning a disc

In addition to the above information, you should take into account the fact that there are currently “old” and “new” CD file systems. And if "old" file system(ISO 9660, also known as CDFS) is familiar and extremely understandable for the vast majority of MP3 players, then the “new”, more “advanced” file UDF system For the same majority of car radios, they are an unreadable recording format.
This situation complicated by the fact that most programs for burning CDs (especially new ones) by default write them in the new file system - UDF, which for some car owners is an unpleasant surprise.
Fortunately, there are countless programs for burning and ways to burn a disc, which allows you to avoid this embarrassment. During recording, you only need to carefully consider the choice of the CD file system or, as a last resort, reformat the music files in the converter.

So, to burn a CD, first you need to download and install the necessary software on your computer. software, for example such as: Ashampoo Burning Studio, Astonsoft DeepBurner, CDBurnerXP, Free Easy CD DVD Burner, Nero, Small CD-Writer and many others. etc.
By and large, the algorithm for burning a CD in all programs is the same and intuitive:

• In the main window of the program we launched, we are offered several actions to choose from. Select a column similar in meaning to “Create Audio CD”, “Create MP3 disc”, for example:

• In the next window, add audio files or selected folders prepared for recording using the “Add” button or simply dragging the desired file into the program window.

At the bottom of the window, there may be a scale on which you can visually determine how much of the total amount the added files have occupied and how much disk space is still left:

• If there is still space left on the disk, add a few more files if desired. In case of exceeding established limit the amount of recorded information must be deleted extra files, for which we select the file and press the “Delete” button:

• Next, in the program, select your burning CD/DVD drive (you can verify the name of the drive by looking at the My Computer menu):

• If desired, assign a name to the disc being recorded;
• Subject to availability additional settings select the recording speed (in order to prevent errors from appearing during recording, it is not recommended to select a speed of more than 8x);
• To check the recorded disc for errors, check the appropriate box;
• If there is an item “Copy all data to the image on hard drive computer" files in the form of an image will first be copied to the hard drive, and only after that will they begin to be written to the drive. IN in this case the recording process slows down noticeably, but the likelihood of an error occurring in the recorded information is reduced to almost zero;
• By allowing the program to create a multisession disc, you have the opportunity to add information to the disc without erasing previously recorded information. But as practice shows, when using this option there is a high probability of disk failure:

• Next, press the “Burn disc” or “Start burning” button, after which the actual recording process will begin, which you can track on the operation progress bar.

Recording music to a flash drive

Next we find removable disk, right-click on it and insert the files:

Advice! The following make working with files much easier: standard operators commands:

• Ctrl+A – Select;
• Ctrl+C – Copy;
• Ctrl+X – Cut;
• Ctrl+V – Paste.

You can also record music onto a flash drive for your car radio using file managers, such as "Total Commander".

Using the photo as an example, you can understand that in the left column of the main program window there are files prepared for recording, and in the right is the place where we want to transfer them. The copying process is activated by simply dragging the desired files into the icon removable disk, as well as using the “F-row” hotkeys located at the bottom of the main manager window.
This completes the instructions on how to burn music to a disc and flash drive for a car radio, enjoy your listening!

Copying information occurs primarily to flash drives, but disks are still common. They are used to store data, images, music and more. It is important to correctly transfer information to disk so that devices can see them.

How to burn files to disk

Data recording methods ( Word documents, photos, videos, etc.) there are quite a lot. All programs are similar in operating principle, the only difference is only their interface. But it’s worth talking about those that are most popular among personal computer users.

Standard Windows tool

This option is only suitable for Windows starting from version 7. You can write any information from your computer to disk using the capabilities operating system:

Using Nero

You can burn files from your computer to disk using the Nero program, which you need to install, then follow the instructions:

Ultra ISO

Thanks to Ultra ISO you can burn files, create images, bootable flash drives. The program supports almost all types of optical media.

Let's consider the function of writing data to a CD/DVD media:

How to rewrite a disc

There are two types of disks labeled R and RW. The first type can be used for recording once. The second type supports multiple recording.

Before rewrite optical media delete the data on it (recommended, but not prerequisite). To do this, in the folder " My computer» Find the drive icon and right-click on it. Then select " Erase" The cleaning wizard will start, click on the button " Next" Removal data will happen in a few minutes.

After erasing, you can use the methods listed above and write it down again.

How to burn from disk to disk

By standard means You can do this procedure by copying necessary information from the first media to the hard drive, and using our instructions to write to the second.

In principle, by third party means recording can be done in the same way. But in this case it is possible to go to the second disk.

Most convenient way when installed on the computer two optical drives. In this case we use any third party software. Each such program has a “Disc Copy” item, which allows you to select from which drive the recording will be made, and cutting occurs immediately directly.

Why are files not being written?

Sometimes a PC user is faced with a situation where it is impossible to write files to disk. This usually happens for several reasons:

• incorrect labeling media, it must be intended for recording;
• optical media spoiled or dirty, there are cracks, scratches and chips;
• computer drive not intended for recording;
• the drive is in out of order;
• misuse programs.

In everyday practice with a computer, sooner or later you will have to face the question: how to write files to disk. For example, I'll show you how to burn a disc on Windows 7 and Windows XP. This process is quite simple, but in some cases it requires specialized knowledge. I’ll try to tell you simply and clearly about the process of recording to disk and its intricacies.

Today I will teach you how to write various files and folders from your computer to regular blank CDs and DVDs. We will also talk to you about what types of disks there are and how they differ from each other.

Let me note right away that there is a way to write information to discs that does not involve the use of any writing program. This method is good for its versatility. With its help, you can write information to a blank disk without additional special programs and settings, on virtually any computer.

You can also write data to disk using the CDBurnerXP program; you can read a lesson on how to use it in my lesson “”.

Unfortunately, this method has one very serious drawback– on computers with operating system Windows system, this method can only record information onto a CD. For DVD recording disks, you still need to install a special program (Nero or similar). In this case, it will not be possible to record information on a DVD disc, taking into account this fact, we will talk about this method in my further lessons.

What kind of disks are there?

Usually, a DVD disc fits five, and sometimes eight times more information than on a conventional CD. Thus, if a CD can fit one movie not recorded in the same high quality, then on an ordinary DVD disc you can record three, four (and even more) films, depending on their size and quality. Nowadays it is very popular to sell licensed films on DVD discs. It is also possible to burn documents, music, photographs and other files to both a DVD and a CD.

The discs are also marked: RW and R. The difference between these discs is that on a disc with R it is possible to record information only once. Information can be written to a disk with RW not just once, but many times. On such disks, information can be recorded, used, and then erased (if necessary) and recorded with something else. Discs that can be recorded many times are called multisession discs.

Now we will look in detail at two ways to burn to a blank CD: for Windows 7 and for Windows XP.

How to Burn Discs in Windows XP

Before I start telling you how to burn a disc on Windows 7, I'll first show you how to do it in Windows XP. First you need to insert empty disk CD into the computer drive. Now you need to select the files and folders that you want to burn to a blank CD. To do this, copy them by right-clicking on the files that need to be written.

After this, you need to open the drive, “My Computer” (Start -> Computer). In it open CD/ DVD discs od. You need to right-click on an empty space and click on “Paste”.

The folders and files that were copied will appear on the disk. This does not mean that files and folders have already been written to this empty disk. To burn these folders and files to a blank disk, you need to right-click on empty space open window, and then from the list that appears, select “Burn files and folders to a CD.”

The CD Burning Wizard window opens. Here you can type the chosen name for your disc in the CD Name field, although this is completely optional.

When your disc is burned (the green bar fills and then disappears), a new window will automatically open in which you need to click the “Done” button. After this, the recorded disc will pop out of the drive. With this, the computer tells us that the recording to your disk has been successfully completed, and you can already use this disk.

How to erase a disk in XP

From the above, you understand how to burn a disc on Windows XP. But if you recorded it on RW discs, you can use it several times. Let me remind you that it is possible to erase information from a disk if it is reusable (multi-session). Reusable discs are labeled RW. If your disk is written R (this means that it is disposable), then we will not be able to erase information from it for re-writing.

To do this, you must first insert your disc into the drive. Open the disk on your computer via “My Computer”. Open the CD/DVD drive in it. Then right-click on an empty space in the window. Select "Erase this CD-RW" from the list. In the new window that opens, click the “Next” button. Wait a moment until all previously recorded information on the disc is erased. The moment this happens, the “Done” button appears. Click on it. That's it. Your disk is now clean. You can record anything on it again.

Burning a disc in Windows 7

These instructions are intended for computer owners who want to understand how to write files to disk in the Windows 7 operating system.

Please note that computers with an operating system Windows Vista and Windows 7 can burn selected information to both a DVD and a CD.

Select the folders and files that you want to burn to a blank disk. You need to copy them by right-clicking on any selected file or folder and selecting “Copy” from the list. Then insert a blank disc into the drive. You need to open “Computer” (Start –> Computer). Open the CD/DVD drive. You need to double-click on its image with the left mouse button. A small window will open. Now you need to select the disk type. There are 2 types of disk available - “With a CD/DVD player” and “As a USB flash drive” (LFS file system).
The first option – “With CD/DVD player” – is considered classic (as in Windows XP). It is quite suitable if you want to record music on your disc that you can listen to both on your computer and on your player. This option is not very convenient, but it is reliable - a disc recorded in this mode can be opened on any computer.

The second option is more convenient: you will have a disk similar to a flash drive. You will be able to record folders and files using regular copying. You can erase the disk by simply deleting it.

Select the disk type that suits you. Then click the "Next" button. If you selected the “Like a flash drive” type, you will see a warning about the need to wait until the disk is prepared for recording.
Now you need to click the “Yes” button. After the disk is prepared, the window will disappear and a new window will appear in which the computer will prompt you to open the folder to view the files.

If such a window does not appear, you need to open “Computer” again, then “CD/DVD drive”. An empty disk will open. Right-click on an empty space, then click on “Paste”. After some time, all the folders and files you need will be added to the disk. The disc is recorded!

If the disc type is "With CD/DVD Player", a blank disc will open.

Right-click on the free space, then click on “Paste”. Now the files and folders you copied will be pasted onto the disk. This does not mean that the information has already been written to the disk. To write these folders and files to an empty disk, right-click on the free space and select “Burn to disk” from the list. In the “Burn to disk” window that appears, you can type any name for your disk in the corresponding “Disk name” field, although this is not necessary. The “Write Speed” field is needed to select at what speed the disc will be written, I usually write 16 x.
Now click the "Next" button. You will have to wait a bit for the disc to burn. After the disc is written (the green bar is full and disappears), a new window will open, here you need to click the “Finish” button. Before closing the CD/DVD disc, you must end the session that was recorded in order to use it as usual. removable media(LFS file system).

To close a disc session, you need to open your computer, right-click on the CD/DVD drive and select “End Session.” After this, the session will close and the burned disc can be used on other computers.

Once you understand how to write files to disk on this system, you can now use standard procedure to erase disks.

How to erase a disk in Windows 7

You can erase information from a disk if the disk is multi-session. Let me remind you that multisession discs are labeled RW. If the disc says R, it means it is disposable.

Insert your disk into the drive, then open it on your computer by clicking Start - Computer. Right-click on an empty space in an open window. A list will appear in front of you, from which you should select “Erase this disk”. A new window will open. Click the "Next" button.
Wait a bit until the information on the disk is erased. When the process is complete, the “Done” button will appear, click on it. Your disk is clean and you can write information to it again.

How to format (erase) a CD/DVD disk

Open your computer, right-click on the drive, and select “Format” from the context menu.

Standard size cluster when formatting 2048 bytes, click the “Start” button. After this, formatting will begin.

I hope you figured out how to burn data to a disc that you can later use on another computer, laptop, or in your car player.

Burning an ISO image:

Recording with Windows Media on Windows 7:

Good day. If you have looked at my blog page, then you need computer help or you just want to read something educational to expand your knowledge. I will try not to disappoint you. Today I will talk about how to burn a folder with files to disk. As it turns out, this task causes difficulties for many users. After all, it’s not every day that you have to cut blanks...

Species

First, let's figure out what the marks CD, DVD, +R, -R, +RW, -RW mean.

CD and DVD

There are two types of disk media - CD (Compact Disc - compact) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc / Digital Video Disc - digital multi-purpose / video). It is generally accepted that CDs are intended for recording data - documents, music and pictures, and DVDs are for recording video. This opinion is wrong. Both types are suitable for storing any files. The only difference between them is in capacity - a CD can only hold 700 megabytes, while a standard DVD can record files up to 4.7 gigabytes in size. Although new generation discs can hold up to 45 gigabytes of information, which is achieved by superimposing 3 recording layers on top of each other.

R and RW

In the disk designation you can find english letters R and RW, which indicate how many times a given medium can be used. The letter R means one-time use, and RW can be rewritten several times.

Plus and minus

Friends, many of you probably noticed that the type of blank is sometimes indicated with a plus and sometimes with a minus. A plus indicates that additional information can be written to the disk without erasing the data already there, and a minus, accordingly, means that this cannot be done. Thus, if a disk medium says CD+R, it means that it is disposable, but you can add new ones to existing files.

Cleaning

Used RW discs can always be erased and then the necessary information can be written to them. IN different versions In Windows, the sequence of actions that need to be performed to clear the media of data already present there is somewhat different. Let's take a closer look at each OS version.

XP

To clean up a disk in Windows XP, follow these steps:

• We insert it into the drive.
• Open it - go to “My Computer”, find required disk(usually it is labeled as (E:) CD or DVD+/-RW drive), double-click on it quickly or right-click (right mouse button) and select Open.
• Anywhere free space right-click and start cleaning by selecting “Erase this...” and clicking “Next” in the window that opens.

"Seven"

In the seventh version of the operating system in question, the sequence of actions is slightly different:

• Insert the media into the drive.
• We open it, to do this, through the “Start” menu, go to “Computer” and do two quick clicks PCM over CD/DVD drive.
• You can try to remove it just not necessary files, for which we right-click on them and look for the “Delete” item; if there is one, select it and wait for the result.
• If there is no command for deletion, then at any point in the empty space, right-click again and start cleaning by selecting “Erase” or something similar, click “Next”, wait until the cleaning is completed and click “Finish”.

"Ten"

Completely clear disk media in Windows 10 you can use two commands - “Format” and “Erase this...”. At first, the procedure for running both commands is the same:

• We insert the blank into the drive.
• Launch “Explorer” by clicking on the corresponding icon in the “Start” menu or on the “Taskbar”.
• Expand the “This Computer” directory.
• We find the item with the drive designation, right-click and select one of the commands “Format” or “Erase...”.
• In both cases, we confirm the action by clicking the “Next” and “Finish” buttons.

Record

Once the media is prepared, you can start recording on it. necessary information. There are two ways to achieve what you want: record it yourself, that is, using OS tools, or use special programs, if they are available on the PC.

On one's own

Programs are, of course, very convenient, but not every computer has them. It would be nice to learn how to cut blanks by hand. I’ll also tell you about each Windows versions separately (about the fact that you need to insert the blank into system unit I won’t write further, I think this is already clear).

XP

Let's start with how to write a folder with files to CD-R disc or any other through Windows features XP:

• Select the prepared files and copy them (“Edit” or RMB =>> “Copy”).

• Open the media through “My Computer” and paste what you copied (RMB on an empty space =>> “Paste”).

• Again, right-click on the free space and launch the burning wizard by selecting “Burn files to CD.”
• If you wish, then set a name and start “burning” by clicking the “Next” button.

"Seven"

Now let's talk about how to write a folder with files to DVD disc or any other in the seventh edition of the designated operating system:

• Let’s start the same way – copy the selected folders.
• Open the drive (two quick clicks with your tailed friend), going to it through “Start” and “Computer”.
• A window will open in which you need to specify the type of future media - it can perform the functions and have the capabilities of a standard flash drive, or remain a regular CD or DVD format media.

• When choosing the option with a flash drive, click “Next”, answer “Yes” to formatting, spend some time waiting, paste the copied folders, confirm, wait, check the result using the system’s offer.
• When selecting a standard media, click “Next”, paste the copied files into the window that opens, right-click on an empty space, select the “Burn...” command.

"Ten"

Friends, if in at the moment If you are interested in how to write a folder with files to disk in Windows 10, then just re-read the previous paragraph “Seven”, since the algorithms of actions in these two versions of the OS, in general, are no different.

Using programs

It would be good if on every computer on an ongoing basis One of the following programs has settled in, with the help of which you can easily, quickly and efficiently (so that they can be read on any devices) record data of any formats on disk media.

Ultra ISO

The first program that I want to briefly talk about is UltraISO. Using it to burn a folder with files to disk is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance, but the image must be mounted in advance (more on this another time):

• Launch the program and select “Open” from the “File” menu.
• Find the prepared image and select it (its contents should be displayed in the window).
• Expand the “Tools” menu and select “Burn CD image” or click on the “Burn” icon on the toolbar (burning blank).
• Set the recording speed (the lower the better, but the wait will take longer) and confirm the action with the “Record” button.

Alcohol 120%

If the Alcohol 120% program is installed on your PC, then you can write a folder with files to disk using it, here’s how it’s done:

• This program is designed to create virtual disks, which is what you need to do - mount the image, placing the necessary files in it (using the “Create image” command in the menu on the left).
• In the left window, in the list of commands, select “Write images” and follow the further instructions of the program.

Nero

In my opinion, the most convenient program for such purposes, this is Nero (users often affectionately call it “Nyurka” among themselves), I will briefly describe how to write a folder with files to disk using it:

• Launch Nero and select the type of future media – CD or DVD with data, audio CD or video DVD.

• In the next window, in the two sections on the right, find the prepared folder and drag it into the second window on the left.
• You can add documents as long as there is enough capacity, as evidenced by the green bar and scale at the bottom of the window.

• To start “burning”, press the button in the form of a blank and a burning match.
• Set the speed parameter, press the “Burn” button and wait for it to finish.

Friends, I brought only three programs. There are many of them, but they asked me to tell me how to burn discs using these particular software. If there is a need, I will describe others. Please include names in the comments. Bye everyone.