[esskeigh]

I have so many files on my computer that I need to store on a CD. The problem is I don't know how to. Do I need a certain software to do it for me? If so, please recommend me a free one. And I'm supposed to use a CD-R, right? Thank you for your help!

[Pogichinoy]

Hi,

A couple of questions:

1. What operating system are you running on your computer? i.e. Windows XP/Vista or Mac OS?
2. Do you have a CD/DVD drive on your computer and can it record/burn CDs/DVDs?

Both can be answered if you can find out the specifications of your computer from when you purchased it. These details can maybe be found online.

[^Mk^]

you require either of the following :

cd burner [only burns cd-r and cd-rw]

dvd burner [only burns cd-r, cd-rw, dvd+r,dvd-r,dvd+rw,dvd-rw,dvd+DL,dvd-DL and dvd-ram which depends if you have a dvd-ram compatible or not] note: dvd-ram is like a rewritable dvd just a bit bigger then dual layer

blue ray burner [burns blue ray discs, all dvds and cds]

if you are not using MAC you can try :

http://www.imgburn.com/

you can burn your files with this program and it's 100% free and full version

[esskeigh]

Hmm...i already have a CD burner and i'm running on windows XP if that's any help.. Thank you for your replies~

[igotballz]

Hmm...i already have a CD burner and i'm running on windows XP if that's any help.. Thank you for your replies~

I use nero to burn data storage and also a file compressor to compress the files so I can stuff the maximum on a CD. Nero isn't free though... but if you PM me I can help you get around that . 7zip is a free compressor, you can just google that.

[angel_wings88]

There are a lot of free dvd burner software on the web.
Google is your friend.