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Burn your files to a disc so you can access them later on. Choose different filesystems so you can share your files with people with different operating systems. Change advanced settings like, file permissions, the disc icon, file dates and more on the fly in Burns inspector.
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If you don't have one already, you'll need a CD or DVD burner drive that works with your Mac. A great choice for Macs is the Apple USB SuperDrive. Just plug it in to a spare USB-A port on your Mac, and you're ready to go. If your Mac only has USB-C ports, you'll also need an adapter such as Apple's USB-C to USB Adapter. You'll also need a blank CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, or DVD-RW disc.
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Also, keep in mind that CD-R and DVD-R discs are not a good choice for long-term backups because they can become unreadable within a few years to a few decades. (We actually recommend backing up any burned discs you have now before they become faulty.)
Related: The CDs You Burned Are Going Bad: Here's What You Need to Do
When you're ready to burn files from your Mac onto a CD or DVD, first insert a blank disc into your CD or DVD burner drive. If Finder is configured a certain way, the disc will appear on your Mac desktop as an "Untitled CD" or "Untitled DVD." And even if not, you'll see a shortcut to the "Untitled" disc in the sidebar of every Finder window.
To copy files or folders to the disc, you have several options. You can open the blank disc as a Finder folder (by double-clicking its icon or clicking its sidebar shortcut) and drag items into the window or use Copy and Paste. Or you can drag files directly onto the blank disc shortcut in the sidebar.
Once you drag files onto the blank disc, macOS keeps track of them in a special staging area before you permanently burn them to the disc. If you open the "Untitled" disc in Finder, you'll notice that the files have arrows on them because they are temporary shortcuts---they have not actually been written to the CD yet.
At any time before you finalize the disc by burning, you can remove files from the disc by opening the "Untitled" disc in Finder and dragging them to the Trash in the dock. This will not affect your original files, only the temporary shortcuts.
When you're done moving files to the CD or DVD and you're ready to permanently burn them to the disc, click the small burn icon beside the disc in the sidebar (which looks like a nuclear radiation symbol.) Or you can open the "Untitled" disc in Finder and click the "Burn" button in the upper-right corner of the window.
After clicking the "Burn" button (or icon), type in a name for the disc and click "Burn" again. You'll see a progress bar that gives you an estimate of how much of the burn process is complete. When it's done, you'll hear a chime (if your Mac's speakers aren't silenced), and your new disc is ready. Eject it and take it wherever you need to go.
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If your Mac has an external DVD drive (for example, an Apple USB SuperDrive), you can permanently store or burn files to CDs and DVDs to share files, move files between computers, or create backup files. Discs you burn on your Mac can also be used on Windows and other types of computers.
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You can create a burn folder to collect files you want to burn to a CD or DVD. Burn folders are useful for burning several copies of a folder or for regularly backing up a set of files by burning them to discs.
Intro to burning CDs and DVDs in Music on Mac. You can use Music to create your own CDs and DVDs with songs, albums, and music videos from your music library. Important: You can’t burn songs or videos downloaded from Apple Music to CDs or DVDs.
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