Despite the proliferation of flash drives and the ever-decreasing prices for this type of storage device, drives remain a popular way to store important data. If you need to share information with someone, then a DVD is an inexpensive, spacious and easy-to-use medium. In this case, you can write folders with files to disk without additional programs.
Instructions
Step 1
Make sure there is enough free space on the system drive. Double-click the My Computer folder. You will see a list of logical drives on your computer, for example, "Drive C:", "Drive D:" and so on. Right-click on the C: drive icon and select Properties. A window with a section fullness diagram will open.
Step 2
Find the line "Free:" and opposite you will see an inscription of the form "7 GB". The numbers may be different, the main thing is that the number is more than 5 gigabytes. If you have less free space, try deleting unnecessary data and check again. This is necessary so that the operating system can copy and prepare your file folders to be written. If the free space is less than 5 gigabytes, it will lead to the impossibility of writing data.
Step 3
Insert a blank, recordable disc into your reader / writer. Discs are single and reusable. If your disk supports overwriting, the system will offer to erase it, that is, format it.
Step 4
Open the folder with the data you want to burn. Select the file folders with the mouse pointer. If there are many of them, it is convenient to frame the required catalogs. Another way to select different folders is to press the Ctrl button and left-click on the required file directories.
Step 5
When all the data is highlighted, find the inscription "Burn to optical disc" in the top line of the window and click it. This method applies to modern operating systems such as Windows Vista and 7.
Step 6
In older Windows XP, simply right-click on one of the highlighted folders and select Submit from the E: drive submenu. Instead of the letter "E:" you may have a different letter corresponding to your drive. Wait a few seconds or minutes for the data to be copied to the system drive. After that, in the right corner of the screen, near the clock, a message will appear stating that there are folders with files prepared for recording.
Step 7
Left click on the message. A window with a list of prepared information will open. Find the Burn to CD button and left-click on it. If a suitable recordable blank disc is installed, a wizard will open and you must click Next. After the wizard works, data recording will start. If the disc is not suitable, you will be prompted to insert another disc.
Step 8
Wait until the end of the recording and do not interrupt the program, otherwise the disc will be damaged. After writing, check the readability of the data. To do this, try opening one of the folders or some of the files from the disk.
