[X4U] Tiger Burn Folders

[Kirk McElhearn]

On May 11, 2005, at 2:40 PM, Kirk McVey wrote:

> -When you create a burn folder, do you keep the folder after  
> burning or is it just another place to hold files?

You can - that way you can set up a folder of stuff you back up  
often, and never have to change the contents.
>
> -Which makes me wonder, why use a burn folder instead of just  
> dragging selected files to a blank cd?

For the reason above.
>
> -Why do all files placed in the burn folder say 0 kb?

Because these are only aliases. The burn folder is just an abstraction.
>
> -Which to use then, finder, burn folder, or Toast?

Depends on what you want to do. The burn folder only does a data CD/ 
DVD; Toast can also do audio and DAO copies.
>
> -Is the burn folder feature an attempt to replace some of the  
> functionality of Toast?

Not really, since the Finder has been able to burn optical disks for  
a long time.

Best,



Kirk

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