Windows 10: Help with copying files to CD

Discus and support Help with copying files to CD in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I cannot figure out how to burn some files to a CD. I put a blank in the drive and try to copy files to the CD by opening a window of the source and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by saline, Jan 2, 2017.

  1. saline Win User

    Help with copying files to CD


    I cannot figure out how to burn some files to a CD. I put a blank in the drive and try to copy files to the CD by opening a window of the source and the drive as the target. I click and drag the files from the source to the target window and I get the following response. It starts to prepare the disk but never completes.

    :)
     
    saline, Jan 2, 2017
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  2. DaveM121 Win User

    Making a duplicate copy an MP3 CD

    • Open Windows File Explorer
    • Create a folder on your hard drive
    • Copy the MP3 files from the CD into the folder
    • Remove the original MP3 cD
    • Insert a blank CD
    • Copy the files from the new folder onto the blank CD
    • Burn the CD
     
    DaveM121, Jan 2, 2017
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  3. Copying an Audio CD to PC and/or external drive

    Hi,

    Thanks for the clarification; that's really helpful. Because it makes no difference to me whether it's copied to an internal or external storage by the MP3 ripper; either will work fine for me.

    Many thanks again.
     
    AnthonyArmstrong, Jan 2, 2017
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  4. spunk Win User

    Help with copying files to CD

    What type of disc are you using? CD-R? DVD-+R or a DVD or CD-RW disc? RW discs can be reused, but they must be formatted after each use. Also, they cannot be read until you Finalize the disc. We don't suggest using these. If you are using an -+R disc, and the burn fails, you cannot use that disc again, throw it away.
    In the window Files Ready To Be Written to Disc, there should be a button on the toolbar that says, Burn To Disc.
    The Windows built in Burner can get confusing, I prefer using a 3rd party program called CD BurnerXP. Open the program, choose Data Disc, drag your files you want to burn to the bottom panel, put a blank in and click the Burn icon in the middle toolbar.

    Instead of burning to disc, you can backup your files to a USB Flash Drive. You then can easily add files to it, or can be erased and reused several times
     
    spunk, Jan 2, 2017
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  5. saline Win User
    I'm using CD-R, but I tried the steps you recommended before and it still didn't work. Ended up with CD BurnerXP. Thanks.
     
    saline, Apr 4, 2018
    #5
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